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Transportation Planner and Coordinator

Hybrid
Vaughan, ON
Mid Level
full_time

About the role

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:
This position is part of the transportation planning team and is responsible for booking appointments for inbound loads from vendors and cross-dock or distribution facilities into various DC locations. The coordinator collaborates with the Manager of Transportation Planning and DC teams to ensure that booking requirements and guidelines are followed by vendors and carriers.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Experience with inbound appointment processes and general transportation flow

  • Conduct daily booking activities using the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and order management platform

  • Schedule inbound load appointments promptly and accurately

  • Create the daily Distribution Centre booking schedule and resolve exceptions

  • Match scheduled appointments with available delivery windows

  • Assist vendors, DC teams, and other parties with inbound appointments

  • Support emergency and rush order operations

  • Report on appointment bookings and schedule efficiency

  • Perform additional planning and operations tasks as needed

Experience/Knowledge Required:

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong PC skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
  • Prior experience with a Transport Management System (TMS) is an asset
  • Familiarity with SAP TM preferred
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good time management skills
  • Knowledge of Canadian transportation regulations and licensing (Federal and Provincial)
  • High school diploma required (post-secondary education preferred)
  • CITT designation preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience

About Home Depot Canada

Retail Furniture and Home Furnishings
5001-10,000

The Home Depot Canada is the Canadian arm of the world’s largest home improvement retailer.  The company has 182 stores in 10 Canadian provinces, employing more than 30,000 associates from coast-to-coast.  

Our company is the largest home improvement retailer in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Our global expansion demonstrates how The Home Depot combines its vast knowledge of the home improvement industry with the needs, shopping trends and customs of each unique geography to best serve customers.

Based out of our dynamic Toronto-based Store Support Centre, we have many opportunities available for corporate professionals seeking a big challenge with great rewards. Our high-performing team consists of marketing and communication specialists, the industry’s best product merchants, and experts in financial and inventory planning.  We also have exciting opportunities within our Supply Chain team including positions at our Distribution Centres.

The Home Depot’s values are the fabric of the company's unique culture and are central to our success. In fact, they are our competitive advantage in the marketplace. Associate pride and our "orange blooded"​ entrepreneurial spirit are distinctive hall marks of our company.

With our unprecedented growth, there's no better time to build your career at The Home Depot Canada.