Intermodal Coordinator - US Dispatch

Bison Transport Inc. • Winnipeg, MB

11d • Remote

About The Position

The Intermodal Coordinator Dispatch (ICD) is responsible for managing US based city drivers as they relate to the intermodal business segment. The ICD will plan and dispatch city drivers throughout the US network and will be expected to manage his/her fleet to meet expected LOS. The ICD is expected to uphold Bison’s policies and procedures while managing drivers, drayage providers, and equipment.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Administration, or a related field.
• 1-3 years' experience in dispatch, planning, transportation, logistics, or a related role.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate, collaborate with, and build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Some of our brightest people have joined us with no previous “trucking” experience.
• Whether you have a background in the airline, automotive, retail or hospitality industries, to name a few, your experience is valuable and we are bound to find many transferrable skills.
• Exceptional, high potential contributors who aspire to lead people and processes in the pursuit of service excellence in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Team players who are eager to learn our business from the ground up, are able to demonstrate a track record of strong performance and possess a sincere interest in growing their careers in the transportation arena.
• Top notch communicators who adopt a driver of change mindset of “how can we be better, do better and get better results”.

Responsibilities

• Planning and assigning US city drivers each day, verbally verifying load assignments, and ensuring drivers have the information they need ahead of time in order to complete each assignment safely, and within service requirements.
• Updating Visual Dispatch and providing service updates to the customer service representative as it relates to ETA changes, possible delays, or issue at a customer.
• Answering driver phone calls, and satellite messages in a timely manner
• Ensuring city drivers follow Bison procedure and expectation.
• Managing the utilization of each driver, making sure that city drivers are meeting minimum efficiency goals.
• Processing payroll weekly, and manage any reimbursements or advances for city drivers.
• Assigning and tendering loads to drayage partners in the US, ensuring the draymen receives all applicable load information while rates and POs are updated in Maverick.
• Sourcing additional drayage partners and negotiate rates.
• Monitoring equipment pools at customers, drop yards, and rail yards to ensure equipment is turning in a timely manner.
• Assigning the correct equipment type to each load per asset network defined by manager.
• Reporting damage to containers to the manager and attended to
• Ensure equipment is spotted at the correct location in Visual Dispatch.

Benefits

• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree