CWR-Specialist, Logistics

Location: Southfield, Michigan

Duration: 19 weeks, 1 day

Compensation: $18-22/hour

Shift Details: Weekend On Call Rotation. Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Specialist, Logistics, you will be responsible for providing logistics support, including order entry, routing and dispatching, and traffic coordination.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain customer profile information and enter loads from customer tenders into the Freight Optimizer system
• Update account managers on problem loads and what actions have been taken, update receivers and customers on status of loads
• Monitor daily pick-ups and deliveries; verify that loads have arrived on time and in good condition
• Take check calls from drivers, ensuring that loads will deliver on time; validate all load data prior to marking loads delivered, for accounting purposes
• Investigate product overages, shortages, damages, and complete appropriate documentation
• Schedule and reschedule delivery appointments for all loads; accept or decline loads based on direction from account managers
• Provide detailed directions and instructions to properly route drivers

QUALIFICATIONS

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• 1 year of logistics experience
• General knowledge of the transportation industry

It’d be great if you also have:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience writing routine reports and correspondence
• The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal or diagram form

Category Code: JN044