Transportation Sr Coord - 1st Shift

PepsiCo•Wytheville, VA

1d•Onsite

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 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 purpose of this role is to provide account management and operations support for internal customers. The nature of the work is proactive and must be able to alert key stakeholders on potential service gaps. Such services include load optimization, carrier assignment/tendering, capacity planning, proactive issue resolution, load coverage, and customer collaboration on all logistics matters.

Requirements

Ability to effectively communicate with OTR drivers and other Pepsi locations as well as with carriers/ dispatchers constructively.
Strong passion for meeting goals, customer service and logistics excellence
Ability to learn and update transportation management systems
Ability to effectively interact and build favorable business relationships with all carriers and customers.
Strong team player committed to teamwork in fast paced environment.
Willingness to embrace change and all other assignments as business needs change.

Responsibilities

Effectively prioritize and manage approximately 300 shipments per day in a manner that holds carriers accountable to key SOPS and EDI processes.
Provide issue resolution and communication to both external shippers/customers and internal PepsiCo locations and drivers.
Carrier Compliance to track and trace loads check calls
Proactive shipment tracking and custom alerts for known anticipated service gaps
Timely issue resolution
Scheduling Drivers tracking and scheduling the pickup of raw materials
participate in on call, after hours as determined based on business needs.
Non-traditional work schedule to include night and weekend coverage