About Us

Foremost Farms USA, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a world-class supplier of cheese, dairy products, and ingredients to national and international markets. As a dairy cooperative, we are owned by the 1,100 dairy farmers who supply our high-quality milk. Our flexible, diverse plant network allows us to manufacture products and ingredients that are most in-demand – and provide a strong, secure market for our member-owners’ milk.

We’re looking for employees who challenge the status quo, innovate and aim for excellence. Because we’re working to be the world’s best – to Be Foremost – we’ll bring out the best in you.

About This Opportunity

JOB TITLE: Dairy Transportation Planner
POSITION TYPE: Full time
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

Regular business hours

Dairy Logistics opportunity including inventory management, customer relations, purchasing/selling of products, and transportation planning for production process milk, milk components and related products in accordance with company policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. The essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the supply and movement of all front-end products (milk, skim, cream, NFDM, whey, WPC, perm), ensuring fulfillment of customer orders and meeting internal production needs.
• Participating in purchases and sales of milk and other products, tracking that terms are met and adhered to.
• Communicating with Foremost personnel, customers, and suppliers to provide timely responses to questions, implement changes, and resolve issues.
• Making on-the-spot decisions, with limited information available, to achieve the best outcome.
• Using the ERP system to create and manage requisitions, sales and purchase orders.
• Coordinating with 3rd party transportation companies on product movement and federal order milk qualifying while minimizing transportation costs.
• Regularly responding outside of normal working hours (evenings & weekends) to changes in day-to-day milk movement, emergency situations, transportation issues, manufacturing plant downtime or customer changes/inquiries.
• This position will be on-call and will be part of a regular on call rotation for weekend coverage, providing dairy logistic services required to maintain internal and customer 24/7 operations.
• Providing back-up coverage for other department team members to cover absences and distribution of workload.
• Regular and punctual attendance and physical presence in the workplace, or the ability to work remotely.
• Timely and accurate completion of duties.
• Occasional travel for work, up to 33% of the time.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

The following are required competencies of the position that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

• Computer Skills: Ability to operate all information technology related business systems, programs and applications in a manner that achieves efficiency, accuracy, and relevancy of information processing and reporting as it applies to this position.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as dictated letters or memoranda, invoices, company policies and other documentation. Ability to process routine reports and correspondences. Ability to communicate effectively with employees, customers, vendors, and others. Ability to effectively present information to other employees of the organization. Requires excellent telephone skills.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to correctly add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to correctly compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in non-standardized situations.
• Other Skills & Abilities: Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard business machines. The ability to drive a motor vehicle and maintain a valid driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands – Employee is frequently (more than 75% of time) required to: use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls, sit; to verbally communicate; and to hear. The employee is occasionally (up to 33% of the time) required to walk and stand. The employee must occasionally (up to 33% of the time) lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment – Employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne participles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Protective Equipment – Protective equipment may be required based on the job being performed.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

This position requires an associate degree in logistics or related field of study, or some college coursework and three to five years of job-related experience. The preferred education and experience is a bachelor’s degree in logistics or related field of study, knowledge related to the job and three to five years of job-related experience.

BENEFITS:

Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:

• 401(k) with a generous company contribution (100% match on up to 8% deferral)
• Paid time off, starting at 200 hours (25 days)
• 10 Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (6 weeks paid at 100%)
• Flexible spending accounts – for medical and dependent care (childcare) expenses
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral program
• Advancement opportunities!

Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

At Foremost Farms USA, we believe that employee diversity brings strength to our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Successful completion of pre-employment screening is required, which could include a drug test, background check, and other verifications or assessments to be sure you will be able to succeed in your position.