Job Title: Transportation Planner
Posting Start Date: 5/6/26
Division: Transportation
Posting Area: Transportation
Job Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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About Woodgrain:
Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.
Compensation: S55K to $72K
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Responsibilities:
- Train on the effective and efficient use of SAP and SAP TM.
- Plan all outbound customer delivery orders and tender freight to external carriers. Where applicable, schedule delivery orders for private fleet - maximizing trailer cube and minimizing miles driven while also reducing empty miles.
- Utilize the SAP Transportation Management (TM) system to plan, schedule, and route supplier pickups as backhaul returns.
- Coordinate backhauls with other Planners.
- Monitor service level performance and meet internal reporting requirements.
- Review transportation metrics to suggest and implement steps to achieve improvements.
- Maintenance and input of all transportation data in SAP TM; including freight rates, and carrier assignment and prioritization.
- Cross train with other functions within the transportation department.
- Collaboration and communication with Sales and plant Shipping and Production personnel to ensure transportation service levels and costs are optimized and customer delivery requirements are met.
- Displays High Integrity and Honesty (character); Collaboration and Teamwork; Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues; Technical/Professional Expertise; Takes Initiative
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent, relevant experience)
- Minimum 2 Years extensive experience in Transportation Planning Operations
- Individual should have strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs and have moderate understanding of ERP and TMS applications, preferably SAP.
- Highly analytical with the ability to understand and resolve complex operational issues involving numerous ever-changing variables and constraints.
- Creativity to identify new methods and processes, determine impact, and develop implementation plan.
- Good listening, organizational, and time management skills. Should have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks and also the ability to work independently.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate and coordinate with personnel in other business departments and functions.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Individual should have the ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry and also have data analysis and reporting experience.
- Ability to prepare and format reports.