Freight Coordinator

The freight coordinator role is a unique and critical role within our company. We do about 60 trucks per month and this role coordinates those shipments. This includes working with brokers, getting quotes, communicating with the loader and the receiver, coordinating pick up and delivery, negotiating prices, working with sales team for the trucking needs, understanding product to be loaded and how to maximize full loads, obtaining paperwork such as bills of lading and proof of delivery, billing clients for the loads in a profitable fashion, etc.

This role works across sales, operations and accounting to ensure accurate timely loads and paperwork. This position requires strong communication and organization skills. Position is located in our Centennial office and offers strong benefits including 401 match, health, dental, vision, PPO time, etc. Candidates must have prior experience in this arena. We intend to provide complete training on our routines to a seasoned individual who will be able to hit the road running. Wonderful company environment and competitive salary. Company has been in business for 35 years.

• 3 Freight Quotes -The freight coordinator will obtain 3 freight quotes when requested.

• Complete Purchase Order - includes any vendor PO if material purchased from vendor
• Should have client PO number or the name of the party who gave PO
• Destination/Ship to location with complete address including destination contact name and phone number for same.
• Include any internal instructions not provided on the Sales Order (ie: multiple FOB points/Shipping points with pickup address, contact name and phone numbers of loader/shippers)

• PO’s for freight – Freight coordinator will issue a freight PO to the freight vendor.

• Coordination of freight –based upon the information provided by the sales rep and on sales order. Additional communication may be required to obtain the missing information.

• Call the loader - The freight coordinator will call the loader.

• Call the receiver - The freight coordinator will call the receiver.

• Collect Bills of Lading, timely - The freight dept will endeavor to collect signed BOL’s from carrier/driver as soon as possible once the loads are picked up.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday