Transportation Coordinator

Veritiv Corp; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 58,950 - 72,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Life and accident insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Veritiv Corp in Downey, California is seeking a Transportation Coordinator responsible for overseeing product transport and distribution while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. You will ensure effective order processing, analyze transportation needs, and manage inventory discrepancies. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of experience in a warehouse environment and strong organizational skills.

Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) with match, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of related job experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work under pressure.
• Strong planning and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate the transportation and distribution of products.
• Ensure efficient order processing and distribution.
• Analyze optimal transport requirements and manage carriers as needed.

Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Planning and Organization

Warehouse Experience

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Purpose

Our Transportation Coordinator will be responsible for monitoring and coordinating the transportation and distribution of products necessary to meet business needs while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize waves of product to be picked to meet priorities of established shipping schedules and work with inventory control as needed to resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Process rapid delivery, courier and will calls on an hourly or as needed basis.
• Ensure orders are grouped and then released in the most efficient manner.
• Adhere to rules and guidelines by which product will be picked in the warehouse to fulfill customer orders.
• Analyze the optimal number of trucks/containers needed to transport product shipments based on the required schedule; re‑assign carriers for customer orders as needed.
• Close and dispatch all outbound trailers daily (nightly) prior to end of shift.
• Generate orders and metric reports for warehouse workers; print and reprint labels, check inventory status, input data for shipping status, create shipping manifest, troubleshoot, and correct errors in wave batches.
• Follow mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.
• Adhere to the organization's Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to oneself and others in the workplace. Must meet ANSI Z75 standard.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of related job experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, people, and diplomacy skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Warehouse experience required, preferably working in a distribution environment.
• High School Diploma/GED preferred.

Compensation

Salary: $65,500 per year (salaried, non‑exempt).

Working Conditions

• Regularly working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse where exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions may occur.
• Exposure to loud noise.
• Exposure to dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements listed below are representative of those needed to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Ability to lift, twist and carry up 50–75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds using a pallet jack.
• Walking/Standing – walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders; stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
• Sitting – sit only when driving sit‑down material handling equipment.
• Lifting – lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Stooping – performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations; may bend at the waist.
• Kneeling – kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.

Benefits

• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account).
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401(k) with match.
• Paid time off and parental bonding time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.