Transportation Coordinator (Finance)
Join our team and immediately become part of the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada. We serve over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Our warehouse associates supply thousands of consumers with better for you food that nourishes families nationwide. Our retailers range from small family-owned stores to wholefoods markets and everything in between. Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of others and feel good about what you do? Join our growing Distribution team today.
- Competitive Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K & Vacation
- Growth and professional development opportunities.
- Recognition for great work, company events and picnics, and much more.
- Full-time employment opportunity
Position Purpose:
Responsible for performing a variety of clerical duties and providing support to the Transportation Department.
Essential Functions:
- Reviews and processes driver payroll and status changes.
- Monitors new and existing accounts in Roadnet, Peoplenet, and Cooltrax database.
- Reviews dashboard link, monitors drivers' routes, and informs supervisor/manager and Customer Care of the need for possible route changes.
- Provides transportation assistance for all driver call-ins regarding route delivery issues and customer call backs.
- Receives driver receipts and accompanying paperwork, investigates and corrects discrepancies, processes invoices, and handles deposits of customer checks
- Organizes driver paperwork to send to Claims and archives paperwork.
- Coordinates new drivers phone set up, corporate lodging cards, fuel cards, uniforms orders, etc.
- Processes all driver paperwork (manifests, DVIR's, fuel receipts, hotel bills, COD checks, etc.).
- Contacts customers for reviews, late deliveries, etc.
- Performs other relevant job duties as required.
Experience:
Warehouse/Operations/Transportation experience preferred but not required.
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:
- Understanding of Safety guidelines.
- Strong knowledge of applicable computer system functions.
- DOT compliance knowledge preferred.
- Understands procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes.
- Working knowledge of Windows, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Excellent communication/decision-making skills.
- Ability to interact with all departments and all levels of management.
- Equipment knowledge is a plus.
Physical Environment/Demands:
- Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
- Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to type, file, grasp and fine manipulation; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during normal workday.
- Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
- Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in perishable operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in grocery operation.
- Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for maintenance and service procedures.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location
