Position Summary
The Regional Scheduler is responsible for coordinating, building and optimizing daily planning across assigned facilities. This role ensures accurate order execution, efficient load building, and proactive order communication between operations, sales, and transportation teams. The Regional Scheduler plays a critical role in balancing capacity and meeting delivery expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the daily shipping schedule, prioritizing loads based on Ready-to-Ship (RTS) status, delivery requirements, and customer expectations
- Balance order files to align with capacity constraints and service commitments
- Build and optimize truckloads and routes, including both single-stop and multi-stop shipments and transmit to the Transportation Management System (TMS)
- Apply routing logic to maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and improve on-time performance
- Ensure adherence to standardized order entry
- Partner with site teams to confirm orders are entered accurately and completely
- Identify and address gaps in order delivery visibility timelines and expectations
- Notify Transportation and internal stakeholders of production delays, incomplete materials, or load readiness issues
- Serve as a key liaison between operations, sales, and transportation to ensure alignment and transparency
- Coordinate and schedule customer delivery appointments as required
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years of experience in transportation planning, logistics, or scheduling
- Knowledge of truck routing and load building
- Experience working with MSR or order management systems
- Strong organizational and communication skills
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years of experience in transportation planning, logistics, or scheduling
- Knowledge of truck routing and load building
- Experience working with MSR or order management systems
- Strong organizational and communication skills
UFP Industries Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about UFP Industries and has not been reviewed or approved by UFP Industries.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision, an HSA with a company contribution, company-paid life and disability, an EAP, and a health concierge service. The package is framed as a premium set of benefits supporting employees and their families.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees can buy company stock through an Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discount. Additional ownership perks such as stock gifts tied to service milestones are highlighted in parts of the materials.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match is available, including pre-tax and Roth options with various investments. Eligibility commonly begins within the first months of employment, encouraging earlier participation.
UFP Industries Insights
What We Do
UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries – UFP Packaging, UFP Construction and UFP Retail Solutions – manufacture, distribute and sell a wide variety of products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging and industrial applications. Founded in 1955, the company has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
