Logistics Operations Specialist - Optimize Shipments

ContainerPort Group, Inc.; Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, Memphis (CA, TX, GA, TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off

Internal Mobility & Development

Tuition Assistance

Bonus Eligibility

Job summary

ContainerPort Group, a World Group company, is seeking a Logistics Operations Specialist to join our team in the United States. You will coordinate transportation and drayage activities, schedule shipments, assign carriers, and monitor execution to deliver exceptional service to shippers and carriers.

You will build carrier relationships, manage loads in the TMS, provide visibility through reporting, and identify improvements to reduce transit times and costs while ensuring accurate invoicing

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics Management, Business Administration, or similar (or 2 years applicable job experience).
• Demonstrated experience in logistics coordination, analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with existing carriers.
• Book and dispatch orders with carriers, assisting to prepare carriers for daily load execution.
• Track status of loads, manage container milestones, and minimize accessorial charges.
• Ensure customer freight is picked up and delivered on-time, collaborating with shippers, carriers, and dispatchers to manage scheduled pickups and drop-offs.
• Maintain accuracy of all TMS data including keeping accurate records of relevant freight movement activities, entering updates and key events, and maintaining carrier profiles
• Provide customers with visibility through innovative analysis and reporting.
• Leverage operational data to identify optimization opportunities for customers through decreased transit times and/or reduced cost.
• Manage billing and invoice exceptions as needed. Meeting defined timelines for invoice processing.
• Responsible for managing operational variances, complexities, and constraints between carrier and shipping locations.
• Understand, capture and communicate business issues, challenges and requirements.
• Clearly understand the goals, policies, and procedures of each customer.
• Participate in new customer implementations and solution identification discussions.
• Evaluate solutions and perform analysis of identified options.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation/Logistics/Business

2 years relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

ContainerPort Group, a World Group company, is seeking a Logistics Operations Specialist to join our team in the United States. You will coordinate transportation and drayage activities, schedule shipments, assign carriers, and monitor execution to deliver exceptional service to shippers and carriers.

You will build carrier relationships, manage loads in the TMS, provide visibility through reporting, and identify improvements to reduce transit times and costs while ensuring accurate invoicing