What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Coordinator position at Distribution Management?
Reporting to the Transportation Supervisor, this highly visible position will engagess units within a growth-oriented, multi-site organization with dispatching orders. Working on-site within in our St. Peters, Mo distribution center, the Transportation Coordinator will:
- Assign and schedule LTL carriers in real time while meeting strict service level expectations
- Collaborate with the Operations team to schedule and book bulk, LTL, and FTL freight
- Monitor and communicate service progress issues, including interfacing directly with clients
- Effectively communicate dispatch methods to distribution center partners
- Bid rates to clients and follow-up on dispatch as necessary
- Manage and create BOLs using provided third party information
- Compile data and forms and import into ERP
- Monitor and analyze carrier performance to service level expectations and analyze variance of estimated vs. actual costs as well as transit time estimation vs. actual time
- Report on delivered and in-transit shipments
minimum requirements
- Excellent problem solving, multi-tasking skills as well as effective verbal and written communication skills
- Energetic, hardworking with a positive attitude
- Experience in Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to travel when needed (Less than 10%)
preferred qualifications
- BS degree in supply chain management, logistics or related field
- Freight brokerage, 3PL or transportation industry experience
- Freight brokerage bidding and pricing
- Strong Excel and Outlook skills
About Distribution Management
Headquartered in the Missouri Research Park in St. Charles, MO, Distribution Management is a national technology, fulfillment and distribution provider specializing in automated order handling, managed supply services, wholesale services and ecommerce fulfillment. DM can99% of the U.S. within one to two days and some international destinations within three days from its five strategically located distribution centers. DM’s order accuracy rate of 99.9% is reflective of its focus on operational excellence, efficiencies that have resulted from significant investment in technology and a dedicated IT development staff specializing in integration, automation, and real-time reporting. To learn more, visit www.distributionmgmt.com.