Transportation Associate Coordinator

PepsiCo • City of Binghamton, NY

6h

About The Position

We are PepsiCo Supply Chain. We are the game changers, innovators, collaborators and history makers. The ground breakers of the Supply Chain & Logistics space.
We are a diverse group, spread across 200 countries and territories, and united by a shared set of values and goals. You know our name through our amazing portfolio, including Tropicana, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker and Gatorade.
We perform with a purpose. We dream globally and act locally, constantly innovating to sustain our planet, our people, our communities and our business practices. Together, we raise the bar in lean manufacturing practices. We put forth new standards and stretch to reach beyond the goals we set. We are a think tank, bringing our ideas into action and are determined to find ways to drive efficiencies, improve processes and achieve the highest level of safety… all while meeting the demands of our customers and consumers to deliver the best products. At PepsiCo, we are committed to performing well as individuals and in teams, and to strengthen the company as a whole.
Are you hungry to be a part of the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands? Then now is the time to explore the opportunities of PepsiCo: what makes you unique makes us better.
The dispatcher role provides coverage, making sure that filing is complete, all drivers have been outbound and inbounded. Changes to the bid board. Extra work/Dispatch changes have been updated. Sending coverage emails to the team. Working with common carriers, plants, or DCs. Dynamic yard inputs, active communication via email. This role is intended to learn dispatch as well as other roles as needed, and shifts will flex based on team scheduling.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of customer service / dispatching experience
• High school degree required
• Basic/Intermediate level with MS Office and In-House systems.
• Ability to work with constraints and deadlines with good customer service skills. Able to interact well with others.
• Multi-tasker
• Independent decision making, ability to work without supervision
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Highly motivated individual with a proven track record of working successfully in a team environment
• Basic Math Skills, troubleshooting, and problem solving
• Detail oriented/Self-directed/Self-motivated
• Engagement within Admin Team and other teams
• Individual performance subject to 90-day performance evaluation

Nice To Haves

• Experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Working Shift: Monday to Friday 5 AM to 1 PM, coverage of vacations and backfill required
• Accurately record yard activity using Dynamic Yard
• Bobtail tracking and management
• Trailer Retrieval from customers
• Process rental trailers and coordinate trailer returns
• Monitor trailer utilization and equipment damages
• Interface with drivers, mechanics, hostlers, helping coordinators, and other internal and external customers and consumers
• Manage tractor assignments when needed
• Schedule deliveries and backhaul pickups as required
• Contact drivers to perform work as needed
• Serve as driver contact for "on the road" problems
• First step accident reporting process
• Serve as "point of contact" for drivers entering/exiting yard for service and security
• Provide drivers with all necessary administrative requirements for trips, directions, tolls, etc
• Complete Site Security procedures
• Sales contact of off-hour load status
• Training and execution of subsequent backfill roles, including vend coordinator, network coordinator, bid board coordinator

Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $43,880 - $63,100.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED