Coordinator, Inbound Domestic Transportation

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

Responsible for coordinating and monitoring inbound domestic collect transportation activities to ensure timely and cost-effective freight delivery to Walgreens distribution centers. The role tracks daily shipments, identifies and resolves delays, and serves as a liaison among suppliers, freight carriers, and internal business partners. It analyzes transportation performance, manages shipment visibility and exception reporting, and develops recurring reports to support operational improvements. The position also participates in carrier communications, service issue resolution, and special projects.

The listed responsibilities also include monitoring accounts receivable and payable functions for the Tax department; auditing and reporting Walgreens taxes, detention, demurrage, customs exams, and miscellaneous assessorial charges; reconciling and accruing ocean freight charges; analyzing detention; and creating import volume reports for management. The Coordinator works with business partners, ocean carriers, and Walgreens distribution centers to resolve issues and minimize ocean container detention charges. The role recommends process improvements and assists managers and supervisors with projects, including Lean initiatives, presentations, and data analysis.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 2 years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or a business role.
• Experience in logistics, such as import operations, ocean freight, deconsolidation, and consolidation.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, such as using SUM, setting borders and column widths, inserting charts, text wrapping, sorting, setting headers and footers, and print scaling.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word skills, such as inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers, and tables, and adjusting table columns.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions, drive improvement, and find solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with a Transportation Management System, such as Mercury Gate/Infios or Blue Yonder.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor inbound domestic collect transportation to support timely and cost-effective freight delivery to Walgreens distribution centers.
• Track daily shipment activity, identify transportation delays, and work to resolve them.
• Liaise with suppliers, freight carriers, and internal business partners.
• Analyze transportation performance and manage shipment visibility and exception reporting.
• Develop recurring operational reports and create and track import volume reports for presentation to management.
• Participate in carrier communications, service issue resolution, and special projects.
• Monitor accounts receivable and payable functions for the Tax department; audit and report taxes, detention, demurrage, customs exams, and miscellaneous assessorial charges.
• Work with business partners to resolve outstanding issues and meet with business partners that support Walgreens.
• Reconcile and accrue ocean freight charges and perform in-depth detention analysis and reporting.
• Recommend improvements to existing processes or participate in developing new processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Assist managers and supervisors with projects, including Lean initiatives, PowerPoint presentations, and data analysis.
• Work with ocean carriers and Walgreens distribution centers to minimize ocean container detention charges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED