Logistics Planning & Scheduling Specialist

Overview:

At Coborn’s, Inc., we're more than a grocery retailer. We're a team of proud employee owners working together to serve our guests and communities. As our Logistics Planning & Scheduling Specialist, you’ll play an important role in supporting our transportation operations, ensuring our stores receive the products they need to deliver remarkable guest experiences.

 

In this role, you’ll coordinate transportation planning, driver scheduling, route assignments, and fleet utilization to support safe, efficient, and reliable delivery operations. You’ll work closely with Logistics leadership, Warehouse Operations, Fleet Maintenance, and transportation partners to respond to changing operational needs, optimize resources, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and control costs.

 

As an employee owner, your contributions go beyond the daily schedule. Every decision you make helps strengthen our operations, support your fellow employee owners, and contribute to the long-term success of our company.

 

If you're someone who enjoys problem-solving, coordinating moving parts, and taking ownership of your work, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact and grow your career with an employee-owned organization.

 

What You’ll Do

• Plan & Coordinate Transportation: Develop and manage daily and weekly delivery routes, driver schedules, equipment assignments, and staffing coverage to support efficient operations.

• Manage Scheduling & Staffing Needs: Adjust schedules and coordinate coverage for absences, vacations, training, seasonal demands, and unexpected operational changes.

• Optimize Transportation Resources: Evaluate fleet availability, route efficiency, and transportation capacity to improve utilization and control costs.

• Coordinate Transportation Partners: Work with third-party carriers to secure transportation capacity, address service concerns, and maintain reliable delivery operations.

• Collaborate Across Departments: Partner with Logistics, Warehouse Operations, and Fleet Maintenance to coordinate loading schedules, departure times, equipment availability, and delivery priorities.

• Monitor Performance & Improve Processes: Track transportation performance, including mileage, drive time, overtime, staffing coverage, and delivery reliability to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Support Safety & Compliance: Ensure transportation plans and schedules align with DOT regulations, hours-of-service requirements, and company safety standards.

• Maintain Accurate Records: Manage transportation schedules, driver assignments, equipment information, and operational records while supporting ongoing planning and improvement initiatives.

 

What's In It For Me?

Our remarkable employees are at the heart of everything we do. At Coborn’s, we’re committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workplace—one that offers a vibrant, team-oriented environment, ongoing career growth, and meaningful benefits. As an employee-owned company, we believe in investing in our people and their futures.

We’re proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees, including: 

 

• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts available at company owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay – for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1 ½) paid for hours worked on a company-recognized holiday!
• Sunday Premium Pay – an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply)
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources – to assist our team members in living a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance , entertainment and more!
• Tools, resources and opportunities for career growth and development
• 401(k) plan options – we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) – yes, we’re employee-owned! Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Education benefits including tuition discount and scholarship programs
• Additional Voluntary Benefits – such as vision, accident and critical illness insurances

 

If you’re hired or promoted into a full-time position with our company, you will also be eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance!

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associate degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation, Business, or a related field preferred.

• Three to five years of experience in transportation planning, scheduling, dispatch, logistics, distribution, or a related operational environment preferred.

• Experience independently managing transportation schedules, staffing coverage, resource allocation, or operational decisions preferred.

• Experience working with third-party transportation providers, fleet operations, or transportation cost management preferred.

• Strong planning, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage changing priorities.

• Knowledge of transportation operations, route planning, fleet utilization, and DOT/hours-of-service requirements.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams, with the ability to learn transportation management and scheduling systems.

• Valid driver's license and current insurance required. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) preferred, but not required.

We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

What's In It For Me:

Our remarkable employees are at the heart of everything we do. At Coborn’s, we’re committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workplace—one that offers a vibrant, team-oriented environment, ongoing career growth, and meaningful benefits. As an employee-owned company, we believe in investing in our people and their futures.

We’re proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees, including: 

 

• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts available at company owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay – for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1 ½) paid for hours worked on a company-recognized holiday!
• Sunday Premium Pay – an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply)
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources – to assist our team members in living a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance , entertainment and more!
• Tools, resources and opportunities for career growth and development
• 401(k) plan options – we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) – yes, we’re employee-owned! Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Education benefits including tuition discount and scholarship programs
• Additional Voluntary Benefits – such as vision, accident and critical illness insurances

 

If you’re hired or promoted into a full-time position with our company, you will also be eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance!

Pay Range: USD $55,000.00 - USD $87,000.00 /Yr. Company Introduction:

Build a career with a company that invests in people, strengthens communities, and creates opportunities to grow. At Coborn's, Inc., we're more than a grocery retailer. We're an employee-owned company where team members are empowered to make a difference, contribute to our success, and help shape the future of our organization. For more than 100 years, we've been committed to serving our guests, supporting local communities, and helping our team members thrive. We've also been certified as a Great Place To Work® for three consecutive years, a recognition earned entirely through employee feedback about their experience working at Coborn's, Inc.

As one of the Midwest's largest independent grocery retailers, Coborn's, Inc. operates 77 grocery stores across six states under the:

• Coborn's
• Cash Wise Foods
• Marketplace Foods
• Hornbacher's
• Tadych's Marketplace Foods
• Sullivan's Foods
• Kessler's Food & Grocery

banners. Guided by our vision to inspire happiness, healthy living, and simplicity, we continue to grow while staying true to our local roots and community-focused values. With more than 135 business units across our organization, team members have opportunities to learn, grow, and build meaningful careers.

Beyond grocery, our diverse retail operations include liquor stores, convenience stores, fuel locations, pharmacies, and franchise businesses such as Ace Hardware, Country Floral, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert's, Godfather's Pizza, and Pet Supplies Plus. Supporting it all are our own central bakery, fresh foods commissary, and grocery warehouse and distribution center. From neighborhood stores to behind-the-scenes operations, every team member plays a role in helping us serve our guests and strengthen the communities we call home.