Logistics Coordinator: Carrier Liaison & Freight Optimizer

VetJobs; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

ADM in Decatur, IL is seeking a Logistics Coordinator for Truck Traffic to arrange freight movements from ADM plants to our customer base and to secure carrier capacity cost-effectively. The role acts as the liaison between ADM divisions and our truckload and LTL carriers.

The candidate will maintain relationships with carriers, quote rates, monitor schedules, and optimize costs while ensuring on-time freight delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good internal customer focus and the ability to build relationships internally.
• Ability to work alone or in a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

Responsibilities

• Maintain working relationships with contracted carriers.
• Work with Carrier Development person to bring on and develop new carriers.
• Participate in divisional meetings as needed to maintain a working relationship.
• Work with the payables team to ensure ADM rates are accurately maintained.
• Quote rates to divisional Customer support groups and Sales Persons.
• Monitor daily reports and ensure that all freight for assigned locations is covered by the requested ship date.
• Track posted loads on web and work to cover freight at the lowest cost.
• Work with Customer support representative to track and trace freight.
• Participate in carrier meetings as needed.
• Participate in carrier scorecard discussions.
• Work to combine LTL shipments into truckload shipments to reduce cost.
• Create personal development plan and work with supervisor to implement.
• Create individual goals and objectives and report progress.
• Work with payables to ensure carrier freight bill discrepancies are handled efficiently.
• Review pricing between modes and work with divisions to ensure that freight is moving on the correct mode.
• Track and report cost savings versus established benchmarks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Teamwork

Background check

Education

High School/GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

ADM in Decatur, IL is seeking a Logistics Coordinator for Truck Traffic to arrange freight movements from ADM plants to our customer base and to secure carrier capacity cost-effectively. The role acts as the liaison between ADM divisions and our truckload and LTL carriers.

The candidate will maintain relationships with carriers, quote rates, monitor schedules, and optimize costs while ensuring on-time freight delivery.