Transportation Specialist

Alene Candles; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Alene Candles is seeking a Transportation Specialist to create, coordinate, and complete shipments between the company, vendors, and customers. You will manage outbound freight, verify loads, and ensure on-time deliveries while maintaining accurate carrier profiles and documentation.

You will work with SAP and IFS, prepare packing lists and BOLs, monitor inventory, and support continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' experience in a logistics environment.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, MS-Outlook, and Pivot Tables.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and in teams.
• Knowledge of inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience with SAP and IFS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as main point of contact for shipping and coordinate outbound freight.
• Verifies freight loads against Purchase Orders and Sales Orders and schedules shipments.
• Maintain vendor routing guides and report KPI scores.
• Prepare packing lists and BOL paperwork; enter data into SAP/IFS.
• Monitor inventory levels and ensure on-time deliveries to customers.
• Operate forklift and assist loading/unloading as needed.
• Support process improvement initiatives within Logistics.

Skills

Databases

Communication skills

Work ethic

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Pivot Tables

SAP

IFS

Job description

The Transportation Specialist creates, coordinates, and completes shipments of goods between the company and vendor or customers. This position will manage shipments and the transport of goods.

Role and Responsibilities

• Main point of contact for shipping
• Verifies freight loads against Purchase Orders and Sale Orders
• Schedules and tracks outbound freight.
• Ensures all carriers meet tolerances and specification requirements.
• Maintains accurate and up to date profiles on vendor routing guides.
• Accurately report vendor managed inventory receipts into SAP while identifying and communicating any issues or errors to appropriate parties.
• Extract key data from load plan and enter into IFS and SAP while ensuring accuracy between the two systems
• Coordinate shipments to ensure on-time deliveries of goods to customers.
• Operate forklift and load/unload trucks as necessary.
• Prepares Packing Lists and assigns loads to turret operators.
• Verify all staged loads.
• Coordinate with QA for approvals of goods to ship
• Create all packing lists and BOL paperwork verifying accurate quantities.
• Communicate any/all changes with Customer Supply Chain Manager
• Monitor and verify on hand inventory.
• Review KPI Score Card with Customer Supply Chain Manager
• Submit documentation of completed loads to customer.
• Maintain Alene standards of performance and comply with housekeeping, safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures that Logistics department is organized and aligned to meet daily goals and metrics.
• Participate in company-wide and department specific process improvement projects.
• Maintain all 5S defined areas in good working order.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education required:

Range of Experience:

• 2-4 years' experience in a logistics environment
• Strong knowledge of databases with substantive transactional experience
• Proficiency with MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-Outlook, and Pivot Tables
• Strong work ethic, ability to work autonomously.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in collaborative environments.
• Knowledge of inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Detail oriented, ability to problem solve, and follow through.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.
• Experience with seasonal business a plus
• Inventory Control experience
• Good Problem-Solving Skills
• IFS and SAP experience

Initiative

Use of some judgment to comply with instructions, prescribed routines, methods /and or practices or to respond to changes in priorities.

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