Traffic Lead

Come join us•Redlands, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Traffic Lead is responsible for helping lead all transportation functions necessary to ensure on time shipping of outbound products to our customers in a safe, accurate and cost effective manner. This includes managing carrier performance, shipping office personnel, coordination of all inbound/outbound transportation and the timely and accurate recording of all shipping transactions.

Requirements

3-5 years leading a shipping department.
Specifically coordinating carrier bookings, rate negotiation and supervising the physical loading of trucks
Demonstrated knowledge of transportation principles, regulations (DOT) and methods in market spot rate bidding
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with various carriers including but not limited to UPS/FedEx/Routing portals/ TL/LTL and WMS
Strong computer skills (PC and main frame applications)
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in related field, or comparable experience preferred

Responsibilities

Schedule and secure appointments for all outbound shipments, regardless of terms (collect or prepaid) or method (TL, LTL, ground, air, small parcel-UPS, USPS, FedEx, etc.)
Manage carrier performance
Negotiate best possible freight rates, while shipping on time to meet customer requested arrival date
Collaborate with the outbound team and advise leadership of dock/door utilization on a daily basis by coordinating inbound/outbound activities to optimize space and labor
Maintain and enforce appropriate policies and procedures
Manage costs within agreed upon budgets and comparisons to market spot rates while sharing with the team to ensure standardization to rate shopping is applied across the department
Compile periodic reporting on all shipping activities
Monitor and measure daily, weekly and monthly performance against established metrics
Analyze shipping activities and propose cost savings improvements
Provide a safe work environment, and enforce all company and OSHA safety rules and policies
Other duties as may be assigned