Lead Planning Coordinator - 2nd Shift

Why Work for Saddle Creek?

Saddle Creek Logistics Services succeeds by promoting a diverse, friendly, and respectful teamwork environment. As a vital service provider, we not only make a difference in our community but offer our associates opportunities to enhance their skills, build meaningful careers and end each day with a sense of accomplishment. If you’re looking for a family-oriented company that lives by its values and offers competitive pay and benefits, join our team today.

• Weekly pay with skill pay and shift differentials

• Benefits package including medical, dental, vision and medical reimbursement

• Medical employee-only premium less than $10/week with wellness discounts

• HSA with annual employer contribution

• Weekly 401(k) match

• Vacation immediately upon hire

• 8 holidays per calendar year

• Personal time after 90 days

• EAP and identity theft protection

• Tuition reimbursement

• Company paid life insurance and short term disability

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As a Lead Planning Coordinator, you will execute daily planning and batching of customer orders in support of customer needs. This position serves as a central coordination point for operational execution, maintaining reporting, communicating order summaries and priorities, researching issues that prevent product allocation, and recommending practical solutions that enable efficient workflow across the building. The role is highly analytical, system-driven, and communication focused, with emphasis on planning, WMS accuracy, automation monitoring, and real-time issue resolution rather than direct people leadership.

• Execute daily planning, batching, and release of guest orders based on volume, trailer priorities, service commitments, and available labor.

• Create, update, and communicate order summary reports and operational status updates for each department.

• Monitor WMS activity and support system accuracy by reviewing order allocation, order wave release, inventory movement, and exception queues.

• Partner with Inventory Control to research vendor and customer issues that prevent product allocation or delay order fulfillment.

• Monitor automation and warehouse flow systems, identify interruptions, and communicate concerns quickly to the appropriate operational partners.

• Support inbound, outbound, inventory, order processing, and customer service teams by communicating priorities, delays, exceptions, and execution updates.

• Problem-solve unforeseen issues, recommend solutions, and help maintain effective workflows in a fast-paced fulfillment environment.

• Verify order accuracy in the WMS and help ensure system activity aligns with physical operations.

• Maintain a clean, professional, and safe working environment by meeting or exceeding SCLS corporate safety goals.

• Follow direction from leadership and support inter-departmental projects as assigned.

• Ensure exceptional customer service by supporting key performance indicators tied to throughput, accuracy, flow, and service expectations.

• Solicit feedback and adjust actions as appropriate to improve company processes and support high‑quality, cost‑effective logistics services.

• Promote constant and measurable improvement and support SCLS continuous improvement culture.

• Communicate SCLS goals, expectations, areas for improvement, and successes clearly and professionally across teams.

• Perform additional duties as assigned based on business needs.

• High school diploma required; technical school, college coursework, or degree preferred.

• Previous Production Control, planning, inventory, WMS, fulfillment, or logistics experience strongly preferred.

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to identify issues, problems, and opportunities.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to share clear information across operations,…