Transportation Specialist

AOS/Ashland City, TN

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

The Load Planner II is responsible for maximizing truckload shipments between company warehouses and customers. The incumbent will enter, schedule, and track loads to ensure proper load delivery.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal customers, including order entry, production, shipping, and receiving, to ensure loads are scheduled to make specific arrival dates.
• Utilize tools including SAP/TM to build customer shipments and determine the most cost effective method of planning.
• Monitor tools to identify past due orders and expedite planning process.
• Work with carriers to ensure timely planning, pick-up and delivery of outbound loads.
• Provide notification of freight readiness, re-consignment and other required communication to carriers.
• Track outbound shipments as requested/required.
• Daily reporting to manufacturing groups to advise each item that is needed to complete loads to assist with our COT performance.
• Plan/track/expedite intercompany stock transfers needed to complete orders and prevent shortages.
• Maintain and update all known accessorial charges and spot quote information in TM.
• Arrange transportation for customer returns.
• Provide freight quotes as required.
• Analyze outbound freight to determine potential cost savings, proactively identify transportation savings opportunities, and present findings.

Qualifications

• Two year degree in business or related field
• 3+ years related work experience

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, preferred
• Strong computer skills, especially MS Office and internet browsers
• Experience in SAP, Max Load, and other transportation management systems, preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work under time/date driven deadlines
• Strong customer orientation, sense of urgency, and problem solving skills

Education

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

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ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.