Logistics Planner at Forward Air in Sacramento, California

Job Description:

Job Description

Company Overview:

Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) is a leading asset-light freight and logistics company, providing less-than-truckload ("LTL"), truckload, intermodal and pool distribution services across the United States and in Canada. We are a highly respected transportation and logistics Company with revenues in excess of $1B annually. As an industry leader, we are dedicated to finding and developing the best people. We want individuals who share our core values and demonstrate a true passion for what we do. Forward Air offers excellent compensation and benefits packages to our employees, as well as tremendous growth opportunities for top performers.

Position: Load Planner

Job Description:

The load planner position optimizes the utilization of company resources by matching trucks inbound to an area with outbound freight. The position prioritizes loads by time schedule, and customer priority ensuring to minimize dead-head miles, and utilizing broker loads at the company's convenience. The load planner works closely with customer service department and driver management department.

Core Duties & Responsibilities:

• Planning freight and equipment in assigned regions for maximum utilization and profitability
• Assign loads in a manner that allows for on time pick-up and delivery
• Meet driver/equipment routing needs
• Manage equipment deadhead
• Analyze and determine which loads maximize profitability
• Provides accurate and detailed load information, pick-up/delivery times and other special load related information
• Strive to meet service and delivery goals of customers
• Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks
• Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Ability to clearly communicate in terms that are clearly understandable
• Action-oriented, with a sense of urgency and responsiveness in solving problems and meeting the business needs
• Other duties as assigned

• Ability to work effectively with a team
• Self-motivated problem-solver with strong desire to meet customer needs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Desire for a long-term career with an industry leading company
• Proficient in the use of personal computer, including basic Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to present and maintain a positive corporate image in a fast paced environment
• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all support departments
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office products including; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule

• Ideal candidate will possess a "can do" attitude with a "will do" work ethic
• Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Experience with AS400 operating systems is a plus
• Transportation industry knowledge and experience is a plus

Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.