Logistics Distribution & Transportation Scheduler (LD&T)

Job Description

Job Description

At-a-Glance:

Are you ready to build your career by joining an international food and beverage company? If so, our client is hiring a Logistics Distribution & Transportation Scheduler (LD&T).


Position Type:

• Contract
• On-Site

Required:

• 2-year Associates or 4-year Degree preferred.
• Minimum requirements High School Degree.
• Scheduling, routing and tracking experience.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience preferred.
• Operate the Transportation Management System (TMS) preferred.

Responsibilities:
Campus Scheduling:

• Route orders daily in compliance with the transportation route guide; ensuring timely execution to meet the requested ship date and secure carrier capacity ahead of the competition.
• Operate the Transportation Management System (TMS) to route orders, track carrier performance and troubleshoot any loads that may be at risk of missing requested arrival date.
• Ensure all new orders comply with Food and Beverage Client guidelines on weight and method of shipment.
• Review all TMS Daily Solution Reports for Load Tender Accuracy.
• Schedule appointments in WMS on all loads; working with the campus manager, shipping manager, and third party facility manager on dock capacity scheduling.
• Review open order reports and collaborate with site performance resource to ensure all loads are scheduled in a timely manner to make request ship date.
• Conduct daily verification to ensure all loads are scheduled correctly and in all systems – TMS, SAP, and WMS.
• Work with drop carriers to maintain trailer pool.
• Actively participate in site’s period transportation and service review meetings with Regional Transportation Manager (RTM).
• Collaborate with customer supply chain teams to troubleshoot and resolve customer service issues related to transportation and scheduling.
• Coordinate with all stakeholders to schedule and ensure all orders are shipped by period end.
• Maintain reason code input within SAP for all orders that deliver past RDD.
• Review previous day’s dock schedule and past due report to reschedule loads that did not ship on-time.
• Advise shipping office of any special handling and shipping requirements.
• Will be cross trained to support other distribution center functions and other distribution centers coordinator positions, within the local region.
• All other duties as assigned by Distribution Center Managers & Regional Transportation Manager.