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Chick-Fil-A Supply - College Park, GA
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
College Park, GA
About the position
Chick-fil-A Supply is seeking an Inbound Transportation Planner to oversee the daily inbound operations of its North America delivery network. This role is crucial for managing carrier appointments, tracking supplier quality, and ensuring timely product delivery to Distribution Centers. The planner will collaborate with various stakeholders and the Demand Planning team to enhance inbound operations from a transportation perspective.
Responsibilities
- Communicating with carrier partners to confirm inbound delivery appointments at the DC on a day-to-day basis
- Ensuring DC inbound operations has a clear and balanced expected inbound volume planned throughout the week
- Identifying trends related to carrier on-time performance, detention, reschedules, etc. to highlight to broader inbound transportation stakeholders
- Identifying trends related to supplier quality affecting DC inbound operations ability to receive and escalating accordingly
- Ensuring data accuracy of Purchase Orders and Bills-of-Lading are maintained throughout DC management systems (Oracle, WMS, TMS)
- Working closely with the Inbound Operations Project Lead by contributing and assisting in operational projects, providing support with strategy and analysis
- Providing onboarding and training support as new DC's are brought online
- Applying creativity to unconventional concepts and out-of-the-box solutions
- Demonstrating empathy and care for our Operator's experience
Requirements
- A proven ability to creatively solve problems while committing to the highest standards of quality
- Strong communication skills, including speaking and interpersonal communication
- Customer-focused relationship builder who can earn the trust and respect of internal and external customers
- A self-starter with excellent project management and organization skills
- Detail oriented, focused on small detail and consistently looking for ways to improve efficiency
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Excel and PowerPoint
Nice-to-haves
- Associate's Degree
