Logistics assistant Jobs in Saint Paul, MN

Logistics Planner

The Logistics Planner role is a job position where you will partner with multiple cross-functional teams such as warehousing, customer service, deployment, sales, marketing, etc to support operational excellence within Dairy Foods, Purina Animal Nutrition and WinField United divisions. Responsibilities and activities include planning outbound and inbound transportation, track and trace shipments for on-time performance, leveraging transportation technology tools to improve load visibility, facilitate internal conversations with transportation buyers regarding capacity, carrier service issues, etc.

Transportation will offer you the opportunity to learn about the industry by providing you formal and informal training, work with many cross-functional teams, identify projects that will create a win / win situation for your career development and for our department.

Do you enjoy making moving parts come together? If so, a career as a Transportation Planner may be a fit for you.

The Transportation Team is located in Arden Hills, MN and focuses on planning / execution of outbound and inbound freight from around 290 US facilities and shipping locations.

• Manage transportation events and enhance carrier utilization to ensure on-time deliveries and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate all Transportation related activities, such as understanding freight bill payments and assisting Accounts payable in resolution, entering Transportation claims.
• Coordinate, direct and own decision-making processes necessary to accomplish service goals and objectives.
• Create and foster strong relationships with internal and external business partners such as material resource Planners, distribution centers, manufacturing personnel, customer service representatives and carrier providers
• Ensure that issues are addressed quickly and professionally.
• Identify and implement continuous process improvements by strategically develop, recommend, cost savings and / or service improvement programs.

Required Experience & Education

Required Competencies & Other skills

Preferred Experience

Salary Range : $59,840 - $89,760

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M / F / Vets / Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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