Blood Transportation and Distribution Coordinator

American Red Cross • Pomona, CA

6d • $24

About The Position

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. Where Your Career is a Force for Good! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: As a transportation/distribution Coordinator, you will dispatch Red Cross Employees and/or volunteer drivers for blood product pick-up and delivery. You will coordinate various transportation-related services, including scheduling, routing, and ensuring the safe operation of all vehicles. You will perform administrative duties to ensure the efficient and cost-effective integrated logistics operation of transportation within the Division. Provide support to the daily operations in the functional area of Transportation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, and a minimum of two years of experience in a related field are required
• Customer service skills and a service-minded mindset
• Must have a valid DL and an excellent driving record
• Must have good computer, reading, oral, and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with a messenger service or in logistics is a plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule deliveries and shuttles, including empty box pickups, utilizing vendors/volunteers and Red Cross paid couriers based on the most economical and cost-effective means.
• Coordinate pickups of collected products (time-sensitive and non-time sensitive) from mobiles, fixed sites and staging sites utilizing the most economical and cost-effective means.
• Make proactive adjustments to routes on an as-needed basis due to inclement weather, major traffic issues, and special events, etc.
• Schedule and supervise volunteers and work with the Volunteer Manager to increase the volunteer base. Participate in planning of local recognition events.
• Interact with customers to provide updates on deliveries.
• Monitor electronic manifests to provide tracking of couriers and deliveries to customers.
• Perform invoice monitoring, reconciliation, and timely payment of all bills. Maintain good communication and follow up with the Vendor. Work with supply management group and contracting as needed.
• Evaluate and ensure the proper vehicle needs are being met for the site and coordinate the request with the Fleet Coordinator. Work with Fleet for vehicle needs. On-call may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees