Highway Planner

The Planner is accountable for coordinating assets to satisfy the needs of clients, drivers and the company. Key roles of the Eastern Region Scheduler are to accurately predict availability and potential of assets in their assigned region, and properly acquire freight to effectively utilize those assets in the best of interest of the company. They must solve problems, realize opportunities and communicate in a thorough and timely fashion with all co-workers.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Establish resource availability through analysis of the drivers, tractors and trailers in their region and interpret what restrictions and opportunities they present. The RP must take all relevant factors into consideration from individual driver requirements, equipment restrictions and overall balance issues
• Assemble the overall strategy by taking all relevant information, developing a plan and communicating it in an effective and timely manner to the Fleet Management group for execution. Recognizing the need to adjust plans, such as required, is critical
• Regularly monitor the highway operations and accurately receive, update and distribute driver information.
• Responsible for freight management and generation for daily business needs.
• Management of satellite, telephone and in-person communication.
• Identification and resolution of all non-routine or time-sensitive issues that arise during business hours

Our Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent problem solving and planning abilities
• Solid knowledge of North American geography is considered an asset
• Demonstrated skills in aligning goals with strategic direction to achieve targeted business results
• Proven team player with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and to develop and maintain collaborative working relationship
• Strong knowledge of company goals, work direction and practices

Why Bison:
• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams

About Bison:
• Celebrating over 50 years in Business
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Committed to environmental sustainability

Bison Transport is committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. 

Background and suitability for a career in Transportation is wide ranging. Some of our brightest people have joined us with no previous “trucking” experience. We always say we work in the “people business”. So, whether you have a background in the airline, automotive, retail or hospitality industries, to name a few, your experience is valuable and we are bound to find many transferrable skills.

We are ready to welcome exceptional, high potential contributors who aspire to lead people and processes in the pursuit of service excellence in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment. We seek team players who are eager to learn our business from the ground up, are able to demonstrate a track record of strong performance and possess a sincere interest in growing their careers in the transportation arena. We seek top notch communicators who adopt a driver of change mindset of “how can we be better, do better and get better results”.