**Transportation Freight Broker Intern**

Location Chamblee, Georgia, 30341 Category Internships Job Id R24172 JOB DESCRIPTION This is not an unpaid internship where youll spend your days making copies and coffee. Youll be paid a competitive wage and put your education into action while learning real, marketable skills with a growing company that is hiring. Youll participate in team projects, social events, volunteer work and professional development training.

This is a full time (40 h/week) paid internship that will begin mid May, 2022 and conclude on August 5, 2022.

Veritiv Corporation is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The company is a leading North American business-to-business distributor of packaging, facility solutions, print and publishing, and a provider of logistics and supply chain management services.

**Job Summary and Scope:**

As a Transportation Freight Broker Intern, you will report to the Manager of Freight Execution supporting the operations of Veritivs third-party freight shipments for our core business.

The primary goal of this position is to ensure best-in-class service for our vendors by optimizing our logistics services to provide transportation solutions for the paper, packaging, and facility supplies enterprises of Veritiv Corporation while continuously reducing transportation costs and streamlining processes

**Job Responsibilities:**

* Optimization Project: Identify a current Transportation process to then optimize & streamline a new SOP based upon your findings

* Support execution for the strategy of transacting all third-party freight in a common Transportation Management System.

* Liaison between Veritivs suppliers, sales force, operations, inventory team and our 3rd Party Carriers

* Determine lowest-cost carrier and best mode of transportation for Veritivs third-party core shipments.

* Communicate with assigned division Logistics Managers to examine results and improvement opportunities.

* Collaborate with Veritiv DCs and suppliers to schedule inbound/outbound appointments.

* Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external merchants.

* Provide tracking updates to merchants or suppliers when necessary.

* Identify cost-saving opportunities within the supply chain.

* Ensure Veritivs vendors receive a high level of responsiveness and prompt resolution of issues when needed.

* Knowledge into Veritivs VF.com freight tool

* Experience a Veritiv Warehouses tour and a Driver Ride-Along on our Fleet delivering to our customers

* Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications/Knowledge & Experience:**

* A rising junior or senior pursuing a bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university in logistics, supply chain, business or other related field.

* Experience with freight transportation management systems such as Mercury Gate International is a plus.

* Industry knowledge of current LTL and Full Truckload market.

* Knowledge of supply chain processes utilizing all modes of transportation.

* Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities.

* Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize workload.

* Functional/Technical skills required.

* Microsoft Office proficiency with intermediate Excel skills required.

* Must have good written, listening and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.

* Advanced problem-solving and conflict management skills.

* Must be highly motivated, flexible and deadline driven.

* Travel will likely be infrequent, but a willingness to do so when needed is required.

**Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:**

Travel less than 5%

Veritiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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