Transportation Yard Coordinator (Customer Onsite)

Expeditors•Ellenwood, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Operations Onsite team is responsible for driving carrier and service provider performance through collaboration and coordination of people, carriers, and facilities. Their ability to understand and communicate customer needs to multiple stakeholders is crucial to the success of the overall organization. In this role, having a dynamic personality, strong communication and problem solving skills, and positive attitude creates meaningful relationships with cross functional teams allowing for greater efficiencies, and process improvements. As part of the Transportation Operations Onsite team, the Yard Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the overall organization and movement of all GLO managed equipment on each ATL yard. The position is responsible for completing daily inventory checks of assets (trailers and containers) on each yard within the ATL network.

Requirements

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Must have strong communication skills
1-2 Years of Transportation & Logistics related experience
Experience using a yard management system such as; Yardview and PINC
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma or relevant industry experience in lieu of.

Nice To Haves

Experience in transportation load planning, yard management or fleet management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform daily yard checks on all ATL warehouses to ensure equipment dispositions are accurate.
Maintain an accurate, up to date account of equipment assets in the yard management system (PINC).
Ensure equipment is properly tagged as it enters a warehouse yard.
Request and report equipment in need of repair.
Work closely with the yard jockeys to ensure trailers are being captured timely (3-4 x’s day).
Communicate on yard capacities with solutions to ensure yards remain fluid.
Ensure trailer turns and utilization of fleet.
Serve as boots on the ground for equipment disposition accuracy.