Transportation Specialist

Austin (hq)Full-timemid

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POP QUIZ! True or False: 3PLs are your BFFs but you can hang with the Lumpers. Short Answer: What’s the difference between a Reefer and a Dry Van? Open Ended Response: Do you love to max out the cube? Why or why not?

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POP QUIZ!

True or False: 3PLs are your BFFs but you can hang with the Lumpers.
Short Answer: What’s the difference between a Reefer and a Dry Van?
Open Ended Response: Do you love to max out the cube? Why or why not?
Hypothetical Question: If you scheduled Truck A to arrive at Point D at 11:27 AM CST, but you went to bed at 8:30 PM CST the night before, you’d still know which point Truck A would be at by midnight, the night before delivery?

We hope that our ideal candidate might get a chuckle out of that quiz or—if no one really loves pop quizzes—at least breezed through it with brilliant answers.

Our familia is looking for a Logistics Specialist that's sort of like a hybrid between The Energizer Bunny and Thomas the Tank Engine; someone with an abundance of positive energy to power through complex scheduling, and a zeal for connecting the dots and getting everything on track to meet intermodal (and other) deadlines. (Yes, pun intended. And, while we’re here, if you like bad dad jokes, that’s a considerable plus.) Sound like you? Let’s get in touch.

You’re an excellent com-mu-ni-ca-tor.

You like to make things move.

Puzzles are your pastime of choice, and missing pieces can’t even throw you off your A-grade puzzle-solving game. The more pieces, the better.

If Train A leaves the station traveling at 30 miles per hour, and two hours later train В leaves the same station traveling in the same direction at 40 miles per hour, you’ve already overtaken both of them because you’re an organized planner who scheduled the trains in the first place.

You’re friendly, personable, efficient, thorough, and detail-oriented.

Fast-paced environments thrill you.

Like a Band-Aid, you love to fix problems, hold things together, and make people feel better.

Own execution of daily transportation operations; tendering, tracking, updating shipment-level data across all systems to ensure accurate and timely movement of freight.

Operate within defined SOPs and escalation frameworks, ensuring consistency and clarity in execution.

Communicate shipment requirements and updates to internal teams (manufacturing, warehousing, customer operations) and external partners.

Monitor and process the transportation workflow of orders while updating ERP and transportation systems to maintain shipment data accuracy.

Monitor on-time transportation of all Siete shipments, track compliance, solve standard transportation issues in a timely manner as they arise, and escalate transportation performance barriers.

Ensure shipping requirements are clearly communicated to various manufacturing and warehouse teams, monitor compliance daily, and contribute to shipping partner quarterly reviews.

Coordinate between manufacturing, and transportation teams to accurately tender shipments of factory production, adjusting as appropriate to meet the needs of the business.

Communicate between warehousing and transportation team to maintain on-time transportation of customer shipments.

Build strong relationships with and maintain good communication with 3PL partners, Comanufacturing facilities, and carriers.

Support carrier and partner performance tracking through accurate data capture and feedback.

2+ years of proven experience in transportation coordination, preferably in a logistics or supply chain environment is required

Understanding of transportation regulations, compliance requirements, and industry best practices is required

Logistics, ERP Software, appointment scheduling software and EDI experience are preferred

Freight broker experience is a plus