Senior Coordinator, Transportation

Cardinal Health•Fife, WA

3d•$23 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Planner applies broad knowledge to ensure the integrity, quality, and accuracy of the facility’s transportation plans, which can include but is not limited to: controlling order release schedules to the warehouse, building daily route schedules, optimizing orders, and monitoring carrier cost and performance. The Transportation Planner executes Transportation’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and responds effectively to complex scenarios to ensure customers receive their orders.

Requirements

2-4 years of related experience preferred
2 years of transportation experience preferred
High School Diploma or GED preferred
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and follow up skills
Prior experience working with WMS and TMS systems preferred

Responsibilities

Reviews and optimizes customer orders in WMS before releasing orders to warehouse for picking. Optimization includes consideration for order weight, cube and transportation route density.
Makes decision to shifts orders between commercial carriers and private fleet based on cost and service considerations.
Coordinate daily execution of final mile shipments from Distribution center to customers.
Works with Fleet Manager to confirm routes, driver availability and their hours of service, along with equipment availability.
Collaborates with transportation team to maintain and confirm customer delivery requirements.
Reviews emergency orders and ensure all tickets are closed out each day.
Ensure all rush orders flow are processed according to standard operating procedure
Follows transportation route guide to cover additional transportation capacity needs
Follows up on customer order tracking requests
Coordinates customer returns
Drive efficiency and assist in budget accountability, identifies savings opportunities