Transportation Coordinator (Onsite- Greenville WI)
Transportation Coordinator (Onsite- Greenville WI)
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Transportation Coordinator Are you ready to make a difference
About School Specialty: School Specialty is dedicated to transforming education for the better. Our success is fueled by a team of passionate innovators who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of students. Are you ready to make an impact
Job Summary: Manage shipping volume for School Specialty. To be key point of contact on all transportation related subjects that allow for quick identification of isseus and areas of improvement. The coordinator will also play an active role as a transportation support contact to various School Specialty functional areas and vendors.
Work Location:
- This will be an onsite role in our Greenville location.
Compensation Information:
- Hourly range of $18$22 plus an annual incentive plan.
What youll do:
- Coordinate shipments from vendors to customers vendors to fulfillment centers and fulfillment centers to customers
- Work with contracted carriers and internal customers coordinating disposition on shipments
- Understand claims process help internal customers with claims disposition and file claims timely
- Use critical thinking skills to evaluate transportation options that meet customer requirements while keeping costs down
- Train seasonal employees on job duties that they will be performing
- Effectively communicate with all areas of company including customer care accounts payable sales and procurement
- Proactively manage shipments from pick up to delivery
- Troubleshoot transportation problems and resolve to completion
- Communicate accurate shipment specifications to carriers correct tucking services are provided to meet customer delivery expectations.
- Process freight invoices with correct GL codes and ensure timely payment
- Learn TMS system and seek opportunities to advance skills to benefit transportation department
- Identify noncompliant vendors and provide timely information and training to facilitate their use of TMS
- Assist others in transportation team with other duties when situation arises
What we expect you to bring to the table:
- Understands and adapts to know technology quickly and efficiently
- Critical thinking and problem solving ability: synthesize findings from analysis and draw conclusions
- Effective at performing detail oriented tasks and data analysis
- Able to identify manage and lead transportation improvement projects.
- Comfortable communicating at various levels of company and across functions
- Proactive and inquisitive takes initiative
- Confident and selfmotivated
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 35 years of work experience in transportation or logistics function
- Strong understanding of US domestic transportation and logistics
- Proficient in MS Word Excel Outlook. MS Access experience a plus.
Education and/or Certifications Required:
- Bachelors degree in related field (preferably business /supply chain focus) or equivalent work experience
Benefits Package: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical Dental & Vision (effective day 1) basic life insurance disability coverage PAID parental leave wellness programs Health Savings Accounts Flexible Spending Accounts 401k Educational Reimbursement Paid Holidays annual paid Volunteer time and so much more!
Were determined to positively impact the future one child at a time.
If you share our passion we need to talk.
Just imagine what we could do together.
Physical and Mental Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit hear use hands to type data use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Mental demands include multitasking decision making problem solving comparing copying computing compiling analyzing coordinating and synthesizing data
Additional Information
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.
- School Specialty Inc. is a DrugFree Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
- EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Job Grade: 8
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
