Transportation Coordinator

fuseglobalpartners; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Job summary

Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing is seeking a Transportation Coordinator for a remote role in the United States, with a heavy Midwest preference. The position starts at an initial 6-month term, with possible extension, and requires availability during core business hours with occasional overtime and holiday rotation.

The role involves day-to-day transportation planning, scheduling, tendering, issue resolution, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations Planning and

Qualifications

• Experience in transportation planning or logistics is preferred but not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple requests in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support a small team of 3.
• Complete transportation planning activities and scheduling.
• Tendering and product issue resolution.
• Email communication with internal teams.
• Collaborate with Operations Planning and Warehouse/Plant teams.

Skills

Transportation Planning

Communication

Prioritization

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Title: Transportation Coordinator

Location: Remote (candidates must be located in the United States) Heavy preference on candidates in the Midwest.

Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)

Initial term: 6 months (position expected to run longer)

Schedule: Mon-Friday; 8-5, with willingness to support occasional overtime and holiday rotation

About This Role

The Transportation Coordinator will complete day to day transportation planning activities including scheduling, tendering, product issue resolution, and email communication, while working cross functionally with Operations Planning and Warehouse/Plant teams. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong attention to detail, clear communication skills, and the ability to prioritize and manage competing requests in a fast-paced environment. They should take ownership of issues, proactively problem solve, and follow items through to resolution.

What You’ll Do

• Support a small team of 3.
• Complete Transportation Planning.
• Scheduling.
• Tendering.
• Product Issue resolution.
• Email communication.
• Work cross functionally with: Operations Planning and Warehouse / Plant teams.

What You Bring

• Transportation or inventory experience is helpful but not required.
• The role requires reliable availability during core business hours, with willingness to support occasional overtime and holiday rotation.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders at once.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing requests.
• Strong task management in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to balance routine execution work with unexpected issues.
• Comfortable working in a role where priorities may shift daily.

Systems & Data Comfort

• SAP experience helpful (not required)
• Excel skills helpful: o Filters, sorting, basic formulas o Reviewing data for accuracy
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and tools.

Compensation & Benefits

• Up to $27.00 per hour + Overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance