Sr. Transportation Coordinator

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Heavy customer/carrier interaction and communication daily via phone and/or email
• Lead client business reviews & advise support teams on business requirements
• Mentor & train other Transportation Coordinators as required
• Utilize TMS technology to build and execute truckload LTL international and hotshot movements for clients
• Resolve and track customer complaints and issues
• Provide data interpretation and cleansing as required
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) as required
• Support the client billing process & resolve disputes
• Extensive use of email technology to sort respond assign and action emails as required
• Monitor loads for exception and manage exceptions to closure
• Provide support to the carrier billing process & work to through any discrepancies
• Provide decision support for exception management during afterhours via page as needed
• Route and tender shipments using enabling technologies and business processes to ensure maximum value to customers and Crane as required
• Utilize methods and procedures to achieve process compliance and organization goals
• Provide feedback and recommendations to drive continuous improvement at account and operational level
• Maintain high level of customer service to both internal and external customers
• Provide data interpretation and cleansing as required
• Work cross-functionally between departments (engineering analytics and execution)
• Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Talking hearing and using hands to operate computer equipment
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• May require client after-hours support on nights weekends and/or holidays via cell phone rotation and remote equipment or via in-office tools and phones.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Intermediate level skills with MS Excel such as freezing/unfreezing panes hiding/un-hiding data setting print titles & page breaks linking workbooks creating external links re-directing links customizing toolbars & menus protecting a worksheet filtering options and chart formatting options
• Intermediate level skills with MS Word such as including styles mail merge tabs tables columns and breaks graphics fields headers and footers working with margins page orientation and spelling/grammar

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of experience working in the logistics industry required
• 7 years of experience working in the logistics industry preferred
• Bachelors degree in Transportation Logistics Business Administration or similar preferred
• Candidate must possess excellent communications skills both written and verbal and have a strong professional presence
• Knowledge and understanding of the basic requirements for freight movement (truckload LTL air small parcel) is required
• Experience using analytical and judgment skills to solve problem

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Professional Certification may be required in some areas.

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE

At Crane we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.

We offer:

• Quarterly Incentive Plan
• 136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
• Excellent Medical Dental and Vision benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
• Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
• Employee Discounts
• Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges in addition to a discount on contribution rates

Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. 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.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify Check.

More Information: benefits are contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements and plan