Supply Chain Coordinator

Mohawk Industries

22h•Onsite

About The Position

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk. The coordinator is responsible for freight billing as well as acts as liaison with logistics finance team, facilitates training within transportation services as well as the larger logistics group, and serves on project teams as a SME for how transportation systems work and interface.

Requirements

High School Diploma Required
5-10 years’ experience in transportation services
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; also must be proficient in decision making and critical thinking with strong abilities in relationship management
Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply to business needs
Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding
Needs to have advanced level understanding of all transportation systems used in billing and paying freight
Must be able to read a transportation contract and apply pricing program as indicated
Must be able to multi-task and switch gears when needed. Environment can be dynamic and challenging.
Must have the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, and must have good follow up skills
Must have advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Receive, audit, and process invoices from international transportation vendors and customers
Troubleshoot systems, EDI, Rates, Billing, etc
Maintain system, data, and rate integrity into the international TMS
Coordinate air and less than container load shipments. Totaling over $1.5 in annual spend
Maintain strategic partnerships with outside carriers accounts receivable and pricing departments
Negotiate best cost and service through competitive quotation process
Upload and maintain rates on file for the automated processing of invoices
Work with IS, freight audit, and port operations teams to create and maintain financial reporting for drayage and international freight payments by vendor, along with monthly detention and demurrage numbers
Work with internal team and communicate with international vendors on exception management report to ensure the proper payment is being added to each shipment
Analyze detention and demurrage invoices to ensure tariff fees are accurate and escalated to direct manager
Ensure drayage rates are on file and invoices are accurate. Totaling over $12 million in annual spend
Communicate with manager and providers if there are any discrepancies or disputes on invoice amount
Resolve billing and application issues with carriers timely and accurately
Provide training to other logistics coordinators
Research and reporting as required
Identify areas for process improvements
Works on assigned projects