United States, Stamford, CT, Henkel Consumer Brands

Transportation Planner At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

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YOUR ROLE

The Transportation Planner is a pivotal role within the Supply Chain. Planners will be responsible for running their own business with a specified carrier portfolio, managing day to day operations, and driving continuous improvement activities. This includes all service-related metrics and financial related activities. COVID pandemic placed a revolutionary spotlight on the transportation and logistics industry. The level of importance in this area is now unprecedented! Come be part of a winning team! Day to day responsibilities will include partnering with our carrier base and internal stakeholders to deliver optimal cost and service for the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Transportation Planner will be assigned select carrier and facility locations to manage day to day:

Manage Transportation Management System (TMS) and resolve technical issues with internal and external parties. Ensure that carriers are adhering to contractual commitments • Lead resolution on operational/tactical scheduling, pick-up and delivery issues. Serve as the cross-functional leader for carrier and Henkel shipping point engagement Manage scorecard meetings with carriers and communicate performance. Ensure that key KPIs are meeting standards & hold carriers accountable through action plan process  Utilize reporting tools in data analysis.  Create new standard operating procedures where appropriate. Collaborate with Procurement, Customer Excellence and Warehouse teams to ensure right carrier mix to maximize service. YOUR SKILLS Bachelor's degree required - Supply Chain degree strongly preferred 1-2 years previous logistics experience TMS and/or WMS experience preferred. Experience with the following tools preferred (excel, access, Power BI, OTM, SAP, PowerPoint). Strong written and verbal communication skills required Strong analytical skills for KPI trends, data comparisons, report creation, and troubleshooting

The salary for this role is $75,000.00 - $90,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Henkel's request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully-executed agreement with Henkel must be in place and current.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications. 

JOB ID: 24069209 Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply Now" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.