Specialist Commodities Distribution

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. seeks a temporary Transportation Operations Specialist to support daily transportation execution, carrier coordination, and issue resolution across the domestic network.

Based in Hershey, PA with East Coast remote options, you will help maintain shipment continuity, monitor carrier performance, escalate risks, and collaborate with plants, DCs, and 3PLs to resolve exceptions. This 6-month contract requires hands-on logistics experience and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or a related operational role.
• Hands-on transportation execution experience, including shipment tracking and carrier coordination.
• TMS experience with loads, tenders, and service issues.
• Strong Excel skills with pivot tables, lookups, and basic data analysis.
• Experience working with carriers and cross-functional operational teams.
• Ability to escalate service or capacity risks clearly and proactively.

Responsibilities

• Support daily transportation execution and monitor shipments for service issues.
• Coordinate with carriers, plants, DCs, and internal partners to resolve transportation exceptions.
• Monitor carrier performance, including tender acceptance, pickup, and delivery execution.
• Escalate service or capacity risks and drive timely resolution.
• Assist with shipment tracking, operational reporting, and follow-up on open issues.
• Support peak-volume and customer-service priorities as needed.

Skills

TMS

Excel & Data Analysis

Carrier Management

Tools

Uber Freight

SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook & Teams

Job description

Title

Specialist Commodities Distribution

Location

Hershey, PA (Remote) - East Coast Preferred

Duration

6 months

Training

Job Shadowing & supporting along side co-workers - 2 weeks to 1 month

Job Description

Our Client is seeking a temporary contractor to provide transportation operations support during a team member's parental leave. This role will help ensure continuity of daily transportation execution, carrier coordination, and issue resolution across the domestic transportation network.

Main Duties

• Support daily transportation execution and monitor shipments for service issues.
• Coordinate with carriers, plants, distribution centers, and internal partners to resolve transportation exceptions.
• Monitor carrier performance, including tender acceptance, pickup, and delivery execution.
• Escalate service or capacity risks and drive timely resolution.
• Assist with shipment tracking, operational reporting, and follow-up on open issues.
• Support peak-volume and customer-service priorities as needed.
• Maintain clear, proactive communication with transportation stakeholders.

Typical Day

• Review active shipments and identify pickup, delivery, capacity, or service risks.
• Planning shipments, coordinating with carriers for pickups and deliveries coordinating with 3PL Uber Freight.
• Work directly with carriers to resolve late pickups, missed deliveries, rejected tenders, and other exceptions.
• Coordinate with plants, DCs, customer teams, and internal transportation partners on priority shipments.
• Monitor carrier performance and follow up on open issues until resolved.
• Escalate significant service or capacity concerns quickly and provide clear status updates.
• Support daily reporting, shipment tracking, and operational meetings.
• Balance planned work with urgent transportation issues that arise throughout the day.

Top Three Technical Skills

1. Transportation Management Systems (TMS): Experience managing loads, tenders, shipment status, and transportation exceptions.
2. Excel & Data Analysis: Comfortable with Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, filters, and basic transportation performance reporting.
3. Transportation Execution & Carrier Management: Understanding of truckload operations, tender acceptance, appointment/pickup and delivery performance, capacity management, and carrier issue resolution.

Must Haves

• 2+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or a related operational role.
• Hands-on transportation execution experience, including shipment tracking, carrier coordination, and resolving pickup/delivery exceptions.
• TMS experience, with the ability to manage loads, tenders, shipment status, and service issues.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, filtering, and basic data analysis.
• Experience working directly with carriers and cross-functional operational teams.
• Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to communicate issues clearly and proactively **escalate** service or capacity risks.

Software Skills and Purpose

• Transportation Management System (TMS) / Uber Freight: Manage shipment execution, tenders, load status, carrier performance, and transportation exceptions.
• Microsoft Excel: Analyze transportation data, track performance, research issues, and create operational reporting. Pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, filtering, and basic formulas preferred.
• SAP S/4HANA: Review shipment/order information and support troubleshooting of transportation execution issues.
• Microsoft Outlook & Teams: Daily communication with carriers, plants, DCs, and internal partners, including issue escalation and coordination.

Industry Experience

Transportation/logistics experience required, preferably within CPG, food & beverage, manufacturing, or another high-volume distribution environment. Truckload carrier management and daily transportation execution experience strongly preferred. Tanker experience a plus.