Freight Specialist

View full description

Requirements:

• Excellent multitasking ability across multiple platforms.
• Flexibility on schedule, with potential for overtime.
• Solid analytical skills, with experience in reports and tools like Excel and Google.
• Experience in managing freight within a Transportation Management System (TMS).
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Teamwork and integrity in a collaborative environment.
• High reliability to manage intensive workload effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Work independently to identify, investigate, and proactively solve carrier service disruptions.
• Manage LTL and TL transportation spend by identifying the lowest cost carrier.
• Monitor and strengthen key performance indicators related to on-time delivery.
• Review and optimize open orders based on critical shipment attributes.
• Book various types of shipments including internal transfers and client orders.
• Address freight inquiries and escalations from internal teams and clients.
• Track missed delivery and pick-up appointments.
• Maintain multiple reports specific to Freight team standard work.