Transportation Operations Specialist / Specialist Commodities Distribution

HireTalent; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a Transportation Operations Specialist to support daily transportation and distribution operations. The role acts as a traffic controller, ensuring shipments move efficiently from origin to destination while coordinating with carriers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in transportation/logistics or operations, hands-on experience with TMS, and strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables and lookup

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Experience with shipment tracking, load execution, carrier coordination, and exception management.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data filtering, and reporting.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily shipment activity and identify transportation risks.
• Coordinate with carriers and operational teams to resolve transportation issues.
• Manage shipment tracking and transportation exceptions.
• Resolve delayed pickups, missed deliveries, and service failures.
• Monitor carrier performance and transportation metrics.
• Escalate capacity constraints and critical transportation issues when needed.
• Support reporting, analytics, and transportation performance reviews.

Skills

Transportation experience

Carrier coordination

Excel skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Tools

Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Job description

We are seeking a Transportation Operations Specialist to support daily transportation and distribution operations. This role acts as a transportation traffic controller, ensuring shipments move efficiently from origin to destination while coordinating with carriers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor daily shipment activity and identify transportation risks.
• Coordinate with carriers and operational teams to resolve transportation issues.
• Manage shipment tracking and transportation exceptions.
• Resolve delayed pickups, missed deliveries, and service failures.
• Monitor carrier performance and transportation metrics.
• Escalate capacity constraints and critical transportation issues when needed.
• Support reporting, analytics, and transportation performance reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Experience with shipment tracking, load execution, carrier coordination, and exception management.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data filtering, and reporting.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, food & beverage, consumer products, or other high-volume distribution environments.
• Truckload transportation and carrier management experience.
• Tanker transportation experience is a plus.