Traffic Coordinator

Veralto Global•Romeoville, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth. Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required
1 year or more experience in working with Carriers, Import and Export Compliance, DOT regulations or similar distribution experience.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Products: MS Word, Excel, Access.
Basic math.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and speak English is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in an administrative or business discipline preferred.
Previous experience in a shipping or receiving role preferred.
Notary certificate or willing and able to be certified.
ERP experience preferred (i.e. Oracle, Pando)
Bilingual language skills are a plus.
Possesses a working knowledge of manufacturing shipping processes and procedures helpful.
Possesses a working knowledge of general office procedures and processes.

Responsibilities

Accurately prepares all documentation required to transport shipments.
Performs pre-shipment activities.
Auditing Deliveries for Haz Class, Address, Forwarder, Ship Method, Freight Cost, etc.
Confirming shipment “priority” is correct w/ order management and customer service prior to creating shipment
Conduct pallet audit to assist w/ locating missing cartons
Provides carrier routing and hazardous material information.
Interacts with customer service, carriers and freight forwarders.
Performs post-shipment activities.
Send out email communication
Providing missing documentation
Filing shipping documents adequately
Completes work assignments daily to ensure all customer orders ship on time
Meet/Exceed On-Time Delivery (OTD) Metric
Deep dive to root cause of missed shipments assisting data analyst and leadership
Support continuous improvement initiatives including but not limited to the following: Kaizen Events, PSP, Assigned Trainings, Daily/Weekly/Monthly Departmental Meetings
Communicate carrier pickups daily to appropriate carrier following standard operating procedures
Provide carriers w/ manifest communication via email
Follow-up to confirm receipt of scheduled pickup communication
Coordinates return deliveries w /direct communication to carriers/forwarders, customer service and order management
Monitor departmental supplies and communicate with leadership immediately when replenishment is needed.
Maintains MS Office PC programs used by domestic and international for all modes of transportation.
Creates text and makes changes as required by Distribution Compliance.
Interacts directly with Export and Distribution Compliance to maintain transportation database
Comply with company safety & housekeeping policies.
Complete daily and weekly 5S duties.
Work collaboratively with Shipping Leadership and Outbound Dock Teams to ensure all orders are documented and packed accurately and on time.
Audit and inspect orders before staging and shipping. Audits include checking for proper labeling and verifying that the documents match the cartons packed.
Cross training and assist in training new employees.
Other duties as assigned by manager
Works in other departments as assigned