Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

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Coordinator, transportation provides the necessary transportation analysis and decision support systems for transportation and other functional areas as deemed appropriate by the Transportation Manager.

Coordinator, Transportation Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Has understanding of all 40 CFR and the 49 CFR regulations that will impact the business of Transportation
Assists with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation compliance as needed
Schedule transportation of employees to and from our Fulfilment Centers (FC)
Establish and coordinate daily transportation routes
Responsible for record keeping and transportation issues’ resolution
Plans physical movement of material(s) or finished goods, requiring the ability to understand and manage complexity at an operational level
Daily/Weekly/monthly scorecards for on–time delivery performance, order tracking, service levels
Support data pull and analysis to respond to ad hoc inquiries
Publish milestone reporting for store floorsets and new store openings
Responsible for developing traffic-related sections of the Scarborough Subway Extension design-build contract and monitoring for compliance following contract award

Coordinator, Transportation Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Coordinator, Transportation

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: EIT, DOT, IMS, HAZMAT, CPR, AMC, OSHA, NAFTA, APICS, DME

Education for Coordinator, Transportation

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the coordinator, transportation job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Education, Business, Associates, Management, Business/Administration, General Education, Technical, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Communications

Skills for Coordinator, Transportation

Desired skills for coordinator, transportation include:

Import & export practices
Transportation
District policies and state regulations pertaining to the area of transportation
U.S. Army inventory management systems and techniques
Routing and dispatch software applications
Software applications
Warehouse
Microsoft Office
Applicable Warehouse Management System
Equipment and supplies by all functional areas

Desired experience for coordinator, transportation includes:

Working knowledge of SAP GT Nexus/Tradecard is an added advantage
Must be fluent in English and Korean
1-2 year of logistics experience is a plus
Ability to think conceptually and to put ideas into practice
POS satisfaction maintenance by dimensional tel
Prioritize special requests

Coordinator, Transportation Examples

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Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of coordinator, transportation. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for coordinator, transportation
  • Promote transportation options available in the community
  • Serve as first contact for community members with transportation option questions
  • Attend local events, engage in outreach to individuals and community groups, and make presentations to various audiences to promote transportation options
  • Leverage existing channels of communication to promote transportation options, , organizational social media such as Facebook and Twitter, organizational website(s), community partners such as chambers of Commerce
  • Ensure informational materials, brochures, comment cards, are available at Hubs and provide materials to public service agencies and other agencies that serve populations in the area who may be dependent upon public transportation
  • In collaboration with Metro, coordinate promotions and promotional events to educate community members on transportation options
  • Determine and secure paperwork required for all international moves, including (but not limited to) commercial invoices, special customs paperwork
  • Determine whether a courier is required on a given shipment, and make courier arrangements with the appropriate gateway airport office
  • Work closely with other members of the department to ensure the appropriate completion and distribution of the workload and maintain a high quality of service to the customers via time efficient and effective response to voice mails, e-mails, and phone calls and by always ensuring that each customer is treated with the utmost respect and consideration
  • Tracks, calculates, and coordinates driver and route information
Qualifications for coordinator, transportation
  • Willingness to further current logistical education and formal logistics curriculum
  • Superior organizing, priority setting and time management skills
  • Credible, clear communicator to various levels of the organization and to external contacts
  • Must be able to work under stress
  • Self-motivated, tenacious and customer-focused
  • Must be flexible and able to work overtime hours to meet business needs
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Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a coordinator, transportation. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for coordinator, transportation
  • Audit and input carrier freight invoices into appropriate spreadsheet
  • Create New Store set-up packages
  • Aggressively markets the J.B
  • Complete RideshareOnline.com basic and incentive training
  • Create and manage events in the RideshareOnline.com system that members may match with for the purpose of booking rides on a Community Van
  • Ensure the Community Network Widget is functioning correctly on Metro’s We’ll Get You There web page
  • Work with Metro to help promote broader Metro goals increase ORCA Lift use
  • Provide monthly and quarterly progress reports to King County Metro and other partners in the delivery of Community Van services
  • Participate in routine check-ins with Metro staff when applicable
  • Ensure that all trip information and metrics are captured and reported to King County Metro Rideshare Operations
Qualifications for coordinator, transportation
  • High school diploma/General Educational Development (GED) or equivalent
  • Project Management, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Experience with data collection, data analysis and survey administration
  • Strong inter-personal skills and ability to discern when to work cross-functionally and when to engage on an individual level
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and responsibility
  • 3 years releveant work experience preferred
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Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a coordinator, transportation. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for coordinator, transportation
  • Supports department continuous improvement initiative and performs other tasks as assigned by Transportation Manager
  • Ensure accident packets, driver checklists and forms necessary to track ridership are available in the van for drivers’ use
  • Provide gas receipts to King County Metro Rideshare Operations
  • Assist with fare collection, fare collection processes, and fare tracking as necessary
  • Collect and submit to King County Metro Rideshare Operations all documents that require driver signature
  • Serve as a resource for driver questions on Community Van policies and procedures
  • Provide new drivers with a walk-around van orientation
  • Ensure that drivers have completed Rideshare Operations driver orientation
  • Hold refresher driver orientations as necessary
  • Collect and track driver checklists
Qualifications for coordinator, transportation
  • Experience in motor carrier operations, dispatch function preferred
  • Maintains key reporting metrics and analysis
  • Schedules kitting and freight moves leveraging our established global 3PL network
  • Provides product move updates to all internal and external parties as required
  • Coordinates inbound shipments from Mills and outside processors
  • Must be able to work 2nd shift hours - noon - 8 p.m
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Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a coordinator, transportation. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for coordinator, transportation
  • Become proficient with 3rd party transportation software systems including shipment planning & execution, route optimization and carrier settlement
  • Provide crew transportation to/ from airport, hotel or similar accommodations, customs offices, medical facility
  • Provide any other transportation services as necessary and directed
  • Provide operational and administrative transportation support to Warehousing and Distribution, Customer Service, and the Wholesale Divisions in regard to scheduling loads, expediting hot shipments, routing misdirected freight, and assisting the warehouses with inquiries about the inbound truckloads
  • Monitors real-time “on-time” driver/route data and provides reports/updates to operating company management team
  • Serves as key liaison between Sales and Routing teams for all proposals/changes to delivery days, windows and other special requests
  • Monitors daily backhaul pickup activities and provides timely reporting to Logistics department
  • Maintains DOT drive Driver Qualification file compliance
  • Assist in maintaining operating company DOT, CSA, and Company Safety compliance
  • Works closely with the Router to create load/pallets based on Performance Foodservice's proper load processes and procedures
Qualifications for coordinator, transportation
  • Must be able to input items and be organized
  • Must be able to direct drivers to proper parking areas
  • Must be physically able to stand for long periods, walk frequently, open trailer doors, and climb into tractor cabs
  • Must be comfortable operating a notepad/handheld device
  • Have to be flexible in your hours and be able to work 12 hour work days
  • Previous SAP and/or JDE experience preferred
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Coordinator, Transportation Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of coordinator, transportation. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for coordinator, transportation
  • Coordinates loadings at two warehouse locations
  • Communicate and connect with the Transportation Manager on day-to-day operations
  • Assist the manager with reliable communication to support the allocation of guest trip bills, special transportation bookings and supplier bookings
  • Deliver standardized, streamlined operations with consistent high value services across all shipping facilities and transportation modes
  • Performing a variety of clerical and administrative duties including report generation and analysis, typing and filing
  • Extensive phone work with both internal and external customers
  • Schedule customer delivery appointments via telephone, email and various commercial and customer proprietary online websites
  • Manage OS&D and Return Authorizations as instructed while coordinating returns with LTL carriers using the best cost options
  • Monitor, tracking and trace Ken's shipments to ensure timely deliveries to our customers
  • Gather and create various departmental reports concerning service quality and route efficiency
Qualifications for coordinator, transportation
  • Excellent customer service, public and interpersonal relations skills in person and via telephone
  • Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals including elderly and disabled persons, in a tactful, diplomatic and sensitive manner, including individuals who may be angry and/or difficult
  • Skill in articulating ideas orally for diverse audiences including demonstrated ability to influence customer behavior
  • Ability to be discerning and adroit in handling sensitive and confidential situations
  • Demonstrated initiative and leadership skills, showing ability to independently identify and develop solutions to customer problems
  • Provide friendly, relevant and reliable assistance to new and prospective Community Van drivers and riders via phone, email and website messaging

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