Logistics Planner

• Create, manage, and process daily deliveries and shipments for DCs and x-docks.
• Perform product delivery/shipment creation and management.
• Route delivery trucks from DCs and Cross-docks to customer locations efficiently and cost-effectively by minimizing transportation costs.
• Coordinate Full truckload, LTL, and transfer movements.
• Coordinate inbound shipments.
• Coordinate and assist with parcel and customer pick-up orders.
• Manage paperwork flow for all aspects of deliveries, including reverse logistics.
• Interact daily with a variety of personnel and customers, including drivers, warehouse personnel, operations support, customer care, sales consultants, vendors, and various management/corporate level positions to ensure smooth workflow and communication.
• Assist the business unit manager with special projects and analyze departmental reports as requested.
• Usage of mapping and other appropriate software applications.
• Process and manage daily return/exception paperwork from all DC/Cross-docks
• Review for accuracy and prepare invoices for payment.
• Be willing to work overtime.
• Maintain appropriate data captures for reports and analysis.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, rules, and guidelines.
• Comply with all elements of the Core Values and use the Quality System, including ISO procedures, ISO measurements, the customer complaint policy, process improvement, and best practices to deliver total customer satisfaction.
• Maintain a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in a professional, courteous, respectful, and ethical manner with customers, suppliers, and all co-workers throughout the organization.
• Use good judgment and common sense.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

 Required (R) or Desired/Preferred (D)

(R) Read, Speak, and Write English

(R) High school diploma or GED

(R) Proficient with PC and Microsoft software applications

(D) One year certificate from college or technical school, or three to six months   

       related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education

       and experience.

All those joining PrimeSource Brands are expected to strive to live our Blueprint to fulfill our organizational “why” – to build our tomorrow, today. The key competencies of the Blueprint are:

• Care -- Leads with care; genuinely invested in the success and well-being of co-workers, customers, and the business.
• Winning Together -- Builds collaborative and positive relationships with team members and customers to win in the marketplace.
• Working Hard -- Reliably and consistently committed to the work at hand, showing up on time, meeting promised deadlines, and putting in the necessary time, energy, and effort to successfully get the job done.
• Working Smart -- Uses time and resources wisely, always seeking a better way to complete tasks and reduce unnecessary activities.
• Working Fast -- Anticipates and quickly adapts to change; moves quickly, fails fast, and efficiently pushes forward to deliver results. Working Conditions: A description of the working environment and conditions, such as office setting, remote work, physical demands, etc.