Cartage Coordinator

Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Our Mission is to recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

Job Description

What does a Cartage Coordinator do?

A cartage coordinator is the pulse of our cargo movement, works with all products to ensure proper timelines, provider management (transportation companies) and dispatch, cost control, warehouse synchronization and much more.

Cartage Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Import, Export, Transcontinental, and warehouse team, along updates and scheduling of our national cargo movement provider to navigate proper flow of goods.
• Manage local territories, collect transportation data, and fulfill reports on pick-ups and deliveries.
• Oversee and prioritize pick-up, movement, and delivery with service providers, track daily requirement and improvements, conduct reviews, root cause analysis, costs, inventory, and updates to internal parties.
• Communicate volume fluctuations and warehouse staffing/scheduling needs to warehouse leadership for evaluation
• Assist warehouse needs when cartage duties are completed

Qualifications

Experience and expectations

• 4+ years of transportation, logistics, or distribution experience
• Min 2+ years pf people management
• Willing to obtain and maintain DG certification
• Strong communication skills; including written and verbal skills with the ability to ask questions of anyone
• Confidence and interpersonal skills, ability to respectively relate and communicate to employees at all levels
• Strong organizational skills, ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days) 
• Annual Paid Holidays (10)
• Potential Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid, unused rolls over)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match (Pre-Tax or Roth)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.