Shipping Specialist

Lifetime Brands is seeking an experienced seasoned Shipping Specialist to join our Shipping department in our brand new Hagerstown MD Distribution this position you will oversee pre-shipment routing compliance and carrier coordination for Lifetimes major retail accounts including Walmart Target Kohls Amazon TJ Maxx and Meijer. Additionally you will manage the EDI routing request/response cycle handle carrier tendering via TMS (Traffic Management System) and verify that all BOLs (Bills of Lading) contain precise routing data prior to shipment. You must have experience in retail routing numbers (carrier assignment TP Load # ME#) are correctly reflected on BOLs before Master BOL with TMS (or freight broker/FAP vendor) for tendering on non-retailer-routed freightIdentify ready-date mismatches missing routing responses or carrier assignment conflicts before they become compliance violations or account-specific routing compliance documentation (Kohls BOL02/CID# Transplace requirements Walmart/Amazon routing guides)Process EDI 753 routing requests and reconcile 754 routing responses against SCALE WMS ready-to-ship daily meetings with shipping supervisor(s) on account status and open routing issuesMaintain and update routing SOPs as processes SkillsHigh school diploma or equivalent qualification; college coursework in logistics is highly desirable.3-5 years of hands-on experience in freight routing dispatching or shipping understanding of carrier networks freight quote tools and routing with EDI 753/754 transaction sets for retailer-driven routing with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) with Manhattan SCALE to Transportation Management Systems (TMS) like OTM MercuryGate or Blue Yonder covering rate shopping carrier management and background working with Transplace or equivalent routing with Freight Audit & Pay (FAP) software in the Google Office Suite of products and Microsoft Excel is foundation in retail vendor compliance including BOL requirements routing guides and penalty attention to detail serving as a vital gatekeeper for chargeback prevention rather than performing simple data duties may be required which may include working on the warehouse floor as to sit stand and walk and be able to lift at times.