Freight Coordinator

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Freight Coordinator

Department: Purchasing

Location: Spring Hill, TN

The Freight Coordinator supports inbound/outbound logistics, transportation, and shipping within Armada facilities. The Freight Coordinator books/tenders and tracks shipments to ensure cost effective on-time deliveries to support the needs of production all while managing a sustainable flow of materials. The Freight Coordinator works closely with Purchasing and Warehouse employees to achieve efficient, cost effective results through a safe, positive, engaging work environment of teamwork. This position requires hands-on leadership skills, along with a passion for Operational Excellence, to be successful.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate cost effective freight and competitive rates through RFQs;
• Track and manage damage claims with third party carriers;
• Able to communicate effectively, working across multiple departments and platforms;
• Ability to coordinate freight schedules for efficient operations;
• Develop strong relationships with vendors and carriers;
• Ensure freight carriers deliver on-time, at scheduled times, communicating ETA’s to internal customers and teams;
• Follow and enforce cGMP guidelines and processes as established in department SOPs;
• Create reports in approach systems as needed by other departments;
• Ensure accurate freight and communicate with vendors and carriers;
• Ability to coordinate strategic planning for FTL and LTL’s;
• Develop tracking tools and measures to support freight logistics and cost effective trending;
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary.
  
  
  

Requirements And Skills

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent;
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred;
• 2 years in transportation or logistics environment preferred;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint;
• Experience with automated systems, preferred;
• Ability to identify problems/concerns;
• Interested and capable in solving problems and driven to execute;
• Very strong communication skills, internal and external to Armada;
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask;
• Great time management skills to prioritize workload/schedules appropriately;
• Demonstrated effective team player;
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.;
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
• Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, facemask, and safety glasses;
• Ability to work in a packaging area with a moderate powder substance in the air with or without a respirator;
• Ability to work above shoulders;
• Other physical requirements include frequent squatting, bending, twisting, and bi-lateral wrist movement;
• Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas;
• Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours;
• Work environment is normally in an office setting;
• Must be able to make frequent rounds in a warehouse environment;
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.
  
  
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employer paid STD and LTD
• HSA and FSA
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• PTO
• Employer paid Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) & Roth with employer match
• Eight Paid Holidays 3 Floating Holidays
• Voluntary - Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
• Personal growth including training and development opportunities
  
  
  

Disclaimer: Prinova is committed to providing equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, creed, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, medical leave, marital status, citizenship status, ancestry, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, Civil Air Patrol status, or any other characteristic or group status protected under applicable law.