Backhaul Coordinator

Backhaul Transportation Coordinator

Location: Mesquite, TX

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Remote: No

Join our dynamic team and drive efficiency, reduce empty miles, and boost revenue!

Are you passionate about logistics and transportation? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your efforts directly impact the bottom line? We're looking for a Backhaul Coordinator to optimize our transportation network and keep freight moving seamlessly.

What You'll Do

As a Backhaul Coordinator, you’ll be the linchpin in reducing empty miles and maximizing revenue. Your responsibilities include:

• Driver Coordination: Partner with Assistant Fleet Managers to identify available drivers for backhauls.
• Freight Acquisition: Solicit daily, weekly, and monthly freight from customers or brokers.
• Load Matching: Use load boards (DAT, Internet Truckstop, etc.) to find optimal backhaul opportunities.
• System Accuracy: Ensure all load tenders are accurate and are in the system.
• Vendor Communication: Confirm order numbers, set appointments, and manage vendor systems.
• Customer Service: Maintain excellent communication with shippers and brokers about load status.
• Rate Negotiation: Negotiate rates and ensure they’re accurately reflected in the system.
• Revenue Focus: Analyze lane reports and backhaul opportunities to drive revenue growth.

What You Bring

• Experience in transportation, logistics, or a similar field.
• Familiarity with load boards like DAT and Internet Truckstop.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• A proactive mindset and a knack for problem-solving.

Who We Are

At Ashley, we’re more than a business…we’re family. As the largest manufacturer of home furnishings in the world, we know what it takes to build incredible furniture and future leaders. We’re problem solvers with the grit to persevere during challenging times and innovators who won't coast when times are good. We create solutions, not excuses. And never settle for the status quo. It’s the reason we’re always searching for better ways to deliver an exceptional customer experience. That's why Ashley Furniture is #1 in our industry.

Ready to grow? You’ve come to the right place. Ashley Furniture has a “Growth Mindset”, and once you join our team, you’ll learn from the best in the business.

Apply today and find your home at Ashley!

Our Core Values

Honesty & Integrity

• Without hesitation, uses candor and is direct in communication
• Is tough-minded in working in and meeting the demands of reality
• Always tells the truth and follows through on commitments

Passion, Drive, Discipline

• Enjoys working hard and pursues work with energy, drive, and willpower to finish
• Is disciplined in developing consistency into work processes
• Is focused and relentless in achieving goals

Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence

• Fights to take costs and waste out of the system
• Seeks to understand "why" something works the way it does, and through study and improvement determines how to better all processes and systems
• Strives for more in all areas of work by developing measurements, setting goals, and then working on ways to exceed goals through problem-solving methods that look beyond the obvious

Dirty Fingernail

• Does not rely on reports to run the business, but rather goes to the work that is being done and sees if the work is being done right for him/herself
• Has an insatiable curiosity and takes a "Go and See" approach to understand the current state of the business and the competitive realities
• Takes a hands-on approach to tackle problems and demonstrates critical thinking through use of effective questioning…asking the 5 "Whys"

Growth Focused

• Understands the customer’s needs and wants, then challenges current ways of doing business that inhibits growth and organizes work to meet those needs
• Is competitive by studying the competition and is aggressive in looking for ways to beat them
Strives to be the BEST by improving the quality of processes, reducing costs, doing more business, being profitable, and growing the business

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