Planner, Transportation

Job Description

**Requisition ID:**
193356
**Career Group:**
Distribution Centre Careers
**Job Category:**
Outbound Transportation Prairies
**Travel Requirements:**
0 - 10%
**Job Type:**
Full-Time
**Country:**
Canada (CA)
**Province:**
Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Quu00e9bec
**City:**
Calgary
**Location:**
0040 Bill Sobey RSC
**Postal Code:**
T4A 0P9
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canadau2019s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better u2013 great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
**Ready to Make an impact?**
Logistics Planner is responsible for optimizing transportation planning and support managing Retail Support Center (RSC) throughput. This role leverages Transportation Management Systems (TMS), C3 Inbound Management, and SAP (ERP) to support transportation and RSC analytics, aiming to automate processes and improve efficiency. The Logistics Planner ensures cost-effective routing and scheduling of both inbound and outbound shipments.
The role focuses on analyzing performance metrics, identifying operational inefficiencies, and driving continuous improvements in transportation workflows. By optimizing RSC throughput and enhancing week-over-week performance, the Logistics Planner contributes to cost savings, improving store service levels, and seamless operations across the transportation network. This position plays a critical role in data-driven decision-making and operational excellence within our supply chain function.
**Available Shift: Sunday to Thursday 3pm to 11pm MST**
**We invite you to learn more about the role by watching this video**
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**Hereu2019s where youu2019ll be focusing:**
Review daily Routing for errors or omissions. Research, correct and communicate timely action plans
Work directly with warehouses to determine opportunities for routing/loading/shipping and implement best practices across the Prairie Region
Oversee, direct, train and coach all Routing and Dispatch staff to ensure continuous departmental coverage for a 24 hr, 7 Day operation
Liaison with all shipping warehouses and retail locations, related to routing and delivery concerns in order to determine rot cause and correction to support operations, warehousing and customers across all banners and wholesale operations
Continuous daily review, identify opportunities and drive for cost reductions on all lanes
System support for routing and dispatch programs in Prairies Region
Track on-time delivery and shuttle performance of all loads in the Prairies Region, identify deficient, correct misses and develop correct actions to eliminate delivery delays
Responsible for creating, deploying and communicating all Short week planning schedules for the Prairies Region
Analysis of and completion of the Owner Operator Payroll program
Review of lane costing vs plan and identify and implement cost reductions while supporting operations and administration
Other duties as assigned
**What you have to offer:**
**Preferred**
A minimum of one year experience in a similar role
Familiarity with the Ontario road network
Knowledge of warehouse and transportation
**Required**
Minimum 2 years of previous Supervisory experience is required in a transportation planning/routing role is required
Business Diploma in a related industry
Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access databases), JDA, TMS
Strong organizational skills and time management skills
Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to meet tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy and work effectively in a team environment
Familiarity with Western Canada road network
Travel may be required
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We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better u2013 physically, financially and emotionally.
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Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:
Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
Paid Vacation
* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.