
Transportation Planner
Omaha, NE · HybridJob$59–79K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Reporting to the Transportation Manager, the Transportation Planner assigns shipments to carriers, monitors shipment activity, and supports carrier engagement and customer service. The role analyzes transportation performance and shipping processes, resolves service issues with internal and external stakeholders, and supports process improvements. It works from the Omaha office three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Reporting to the Transportation Manager, you will assign shipments to carriers using the transportation management system. You will monitor appointments, pickups, deliveries, and trailer pools while supporting carrier engagement and resolving transportation issues. You will communicate with internal and external stakeholders, analyze and interpret performance metrics, identify service issues, and collaborate across teams to resolve them. You will bring a continuous improvement mindset, recommend improvements to existing processes, and support implementation plans.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
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Assign and tender less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload (TL) shipments to the carrier base using Oracle Transportation Management (OTM).
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Monitor shipments and support customer service by helping ensure on-time delivery to customers.
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Engage with carrier partners and internal stakeholders to maintain and improve on-time performance.
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Support shipping locations with carrier communication, trailer pool coordination, rush shipment arrangements, and problem resolution.
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Collaborate with multiple teams and sites to gather feedback and resolve issues through Microsoft (MS) Teams, phone calls, and in-person meetings.
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Analyze existing shipping processes, recommend improvements, and support implementation.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
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Bachelor's degree or 3 + years of applicable experience.
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Understanding of business and transportation terms and concepts.
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Problem-solving skills and effective communication with stakeholders.
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Basic understanding of interpreting data in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI.
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Work from the Omaha office 3 days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.
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Compensation
Pay Range:$59,000-$79,000
The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
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Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
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Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
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Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
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Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
How this job compares
Set against the 175 open Transportation Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$59–79K/yr
- US median$80–125K/yr93 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $69K, is 32% below the US median midpoint ($101K) — in the lowest quarter of Transportation Planner salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 175 open Transportation Planner jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Transportation Planner postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 8 years (119 postings).
- Education
- 87 of the 175 open Transportation Planner jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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