Logistics Specialist

Lineage; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Bonus Eligibility

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Lineage is seeking a highly organized Logistics Specialist to support dispatch operations, routing, and customer service at our Yakima facility. This role involves coordinating driver schedules, communicating with warehouses, carriers, and internal teams to ensure timely deliveries and optimal utilization of transportation resources.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 2 years of port dispatching, and strong TMS experience. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 2 years port dispatching experience required.
• 2 years Transportation Management System (TMS) experience required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Fluency in Spanish is advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare routing and dispatch schedule for drivers daily to meet on-time service goals.
• Develop collaborative relationships with warehouse staff, drivers, and carriers to ensure efficiency.
• Monitor driver hours and adjust assignments to comply with regulations and company standards.
• Oversee routing changes and communicate updates for detours or delays.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and customer service.

Skills

Port dispatching

TMS experience

MS Office

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

TMS software

Job description

This exciting opportunity is based at our Yakima, Washington, facility. We are seeking a highly organized, customer-focused Logistics Specialist who can effectively support logistics coordination, dispatch operations, and customer service.

The position will generally follow a Monday-through-Friday schedule from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Because logistics needs can vary, candidates should be flexible and willing to adjust their schedules when business demands require additional support.

Lineage drayage services offer a simplified and streamlined way to connect domestic warehouse and ocean transportation networks when importing and exporting goods. The Dispatcher Specialist is responsible for supporting a dynamic environment with daily communications and the routing, scheduling and dispatching of drivers between our loading docks and ports. This role requires a high level of critical thinking skills and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with many operational demands.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare the routing and dispatch schedule for drivers and equipment daily to achieve customers on time service requirements
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with:
• Warehouse personnel to ensure streamlined communication and help mitigate port penalties
• Internal company drivers to ensure efficiency and engagement
• Carriers to ensure effective usage
• Use a dynamic routing system to efficiently route product outbound ensuring accurate record keeping
• Utilize expert knowledge of the Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Oversee and monitor driver performance, providing guidance and recommending corrective actions when necessary to ensure compliance with company standards and safety protocols
• Monitor drivers’ hours to ensure appropriate workload to prevent violations
• Monitor carrier and/or driver performance and execute appropriate routing changes
• Assign coverage based on cost/service requirements
• Coordinate and communicate changes to delivery and backhaul assignments to accommodate for unforeseen circumstances such as port closures, equipment failures, or last-minute customer requests
• Address matters that arise and provide timely, thoughtful recommendations to solve issues to meet customer business needs
• Play a supporting role in identifying continuous improvement opportunities for productivity, efficiency, and customer service
• Understand, manage and Monitor equipment inventory across multiple yards and support drivers with breakdowns and or repairs of equipment with vendors

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 2 years port dispatching experience
• Knowledge of shipping and transportation operations and familiarity with import and export processes
• 2 years of Transportation Management System (TMS) experience
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external customers
• Being fluent in Spanish is advantageous but not required
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to function in a fast paced, highly visible, and changing environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with ambiguity

Pay Range:$80,168.40 - $83,000.00

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

• Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.