Transportation Planner

Transportation Planner

Location: Wichita, KS 67202 Duration: 6 Months 8/10/2026 to 2/9/2027 Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30-4:30 PM OR 8:00-5:00 PM Notes:

• Interviews will be conducted in-person.
• Must complete background check only.

Job Description:

• The Planner I will help coordinate long-term supply chain strategies across networks to address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• In this role, you will monitor key integrated business planning performance indicators, cost-to-serve performance data, and help coordinate cross-functional work teams to meet high customer-service standards.
• Help generate and execute cycle stock and safety stock plans for the assigned product or location, using the approved supply plan inputs.
• Develop gap coverage plans during inventory shortages.
• Assist in setting inventory planning metrics targets.
• Create requirements plan and long-term supply plan for assigned product(s) and location(s) as input for the integrated business planning cycle.
• Other duties as assigned*Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Notes:

• This temporary position is to provide additional track and trace support for Packaged Truck Operations through June 2026.
• This role is responsible for tracking and tracing day to day Packaged Truck deliveries for the Food Enterprise, specifically focused on Costco (EONA and Salt), Medline (Salt), PFG/Wingstop (EONA), Chobani (SSTNA), Sugar Foods (SSTNA).
• Responsibilities include carrier shipment tracking and communication with external and internal stakeholders.
• Works customer service and transportation team members to provide updates and work to ensure timely pickup and delivery requirements are being met and communicate risks.

Position Description:

This role is responsible for planning day to day Packaged Truck deliveries.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrier utilization and scheduling, cost and service reporting and communication with external and internal stakeholders.
• Works with Sales and Supply Chain groups to understand requirements and make best value delivery decisions to support customer requirements.
• Supports the sourcing strategy by tendering and managing orders in SAP with tiered carrier rankings.
• Responsible for day-to-day management of orders from an assigned set of plants and public warehouses.
• Includes building loads, monitoring of unrouted orders, coordinating ship and delivery dates, handling customer add-ons and broken or changed loads and logging and approving carrier invoiced costs.
• Typical requirements include a degree in logistics, transportation, business or a related field and 2 or more years of experience or 4 years of experience.