Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.
Description: This position works within a team to coordinate and process outbound shipments. The Logistics Planners facilitate communication between Customer Service, carriers, warehouses and mills. This position is responsible for processing drop shipments and coordinating inter-Mill/Inbound shipments. Priority focus on the safety and value of employees, while driving continual improvement in customer quality, asset efficiency, and cost management.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and process outbound shipments
Pool/Truckloads (TL)
Verify customers have enough tonnage for stop-offs and arrange pool stops in most efficient-low cost order.
Less than Truckload (LTL) / Air Freight (AF)
Prepare shipment labels and any additional paperwork as necessary
Customer Pickup (CPU)
Obtain all information that is required for specific customer to arrange pickup
Prepare and supply any additional paperwork as necessary
Communicate with customers 3PLs as needed
Route shipments through required customer portals as necessary
Drop Shipments
Receive information from outside converter to manually process shipments in Oracle
Load Tenders
Pool and truckload (TL) are sent timely so they can schedule delivery appointments
Less than truckload (LTL) freight estimates are sent two times daily to each carrier
Customer Pickup (CPU) are arranged by customer cut-off to ensure pickup
Freight Allocation
Run reports to verify that freight charges were uploaded for each prepaid outbound shipment and manually enter those that don’t have it
Run reports to verify what freight charges a customer should receive for applicable shipment and apply them
Run reports to catch freight allocation errors
Run reports to verify shipments that are closed, have been invoiced
Facilitate communication between Customer Service and carriers
Carrier Delays
Track Shipments
Proofs of Delivery (POD)
Rate Quotes
Paper Returns
Communicate requirements and provide necessary documentation to ensure timely and efficient processing of orders through the warehouse
Prepare any/all extra paperwork required for any shipment
Create Shipment Ready to Release (SRR); so warehouse can prepare for shipping
Clear shipment ready to release (SRR’s) of any errors that would prevent them from processing
Assist warehouse in reconciling issues that arise from daily processing of orders
Coordinate Inter-Mill/Inbound shipments
Arrange trucks for shipments that transfer between mills
Arrange trucks for stock replenishment to outside warehouses
Assist in arranging trucks for outside converters when necessary
Assist in arranging inbound trucks when necessary
Coordinate and communicate other various transportation department activities based on needs
Prepare e-commerce orders for shipment
Enter pool trip ID’s a week in advance
Proactively assign orders on future trips
Document carrier delays in Oracle
Maintain SOP book
Preferred Qualifications:
High School or GED required/ Associates or Bachelors degree preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to view, use, modify, and analyze reports
Proficiency using logistics software
Self-motivated with a high level of personal drive
Willingness to learn and grow.
Strong organizational skills and time management skills
WHAT WE OFFER
Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.
ABOUT MATIV
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.