Planner Transportation
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About the role
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success. Ready to Make an impact? Provide daily delivery schedules and solutions to ensure efficient and effective transportation delivery. Actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment. This role is a 5-month contract. Shift will be: Sunday to Wednesday 10am to 8pm
Here’s where you’ll 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 • 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 • 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 • 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: • Minimum 2 years of previous Supervisory experience is required • Minimum 2 years experience in a transportation planning/routing role is required • Business Diploma • Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access databases), JDA, TMS • Strong organizational skills • Excellent time management skills • Strong communication skills (both oral and written) • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to meet tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy Who we are Sobeys is one of Canada’s leading grocery retailers, with more than 1,600 stores across all 10 provinces and banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drug Stores. Our 128,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are passionate about delivering great food and exceptional experiences to our customers and communities. Learn more about our story and culture: Who We Are | Why Work With Us Total Rewards We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation. Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided. Additional Information External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization. We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams. Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.