Job Description

ORDER DELIVERY PLANNER – LOGISTICS – CORPORATE OFFICE (AUSTIN, MN) or WILLMAR, MN

About Hormel Foods —

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com

This position reports to the Routing Supervisor.

Relocation is not eligible for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The person in this position:

• Is responsible for creating efficient truck delivery routes for customer and interplant orders.
• Groups individual sales and transfer orders from the mainframe-based Order Processing (OP) System into optimal truck delivery routes to meet customer service requirements using Blue Yonder software.
• Deals with daily and weekly volume peaks based on sales levels. All routing functions must be completed daily, daily overtime may be required with approval from supervisor during peak seasons.
• This position works with multiple websites for booking delivery appointment, must be able to navigate through web-based programs and keep track of usernames and passwords to access online portals.
• Other responsibilities required by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Ability to accurately enter data.
• Demonstrated use of organizational skills and ability to prioritize work.
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to initiate appropriate action independently.
• Exemplary attendance record required due to the transactional nature of this position.
• Demonstrated understanding of teamwork as it relates to the entire organization.
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Preferred:

• Experience within a TMS – Transportation management system.
• Previous Logistics or Supply Chain experience.

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is $17.75- 26.25, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

Other components of Hormel Foods’ total compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, earned paid time off, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.