Logistics Specialist

Description

• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday approximately 40+ hours a week
• BENEFITS: This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
  • Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing.
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
  • Paid Employee referral program.

Key Responsibilities

• Executes day-to-day operation of Transportation Management System (TMS) such as but not limited to, creating profiles and uploading rates to ensure current information impacting costs and efficient operations.
• Answers inquiries from external and internal customers on matters related to Systems Support, Logistics and process improvement in order to ensure exemplary customer service and improved operations. Provides ‘power user’ level systems support and facilitates training on the system for all carriers and all company employees.
• Performs periodic audits of system generated loads to ensure most system heuristics are set up correctly.

• Compiles data on Carrier’s performance, delivery timelines and invoicing to assess performance in order to ensure most efficient and cost effective utilization and operations.
• Creates all freight distribution expense charts in order to communicate to senior management on performance of monthly transportation spend; appropriately diagnoses any variance and recommends course of action.
• Assists, as the internal subject data expert, in Carrier sourcing and bid analysis in order to make recommendations for future business opportunities.

• Investigates detention rates assigned from carriers and reconciles discrepancies through communication with carrier’s and Herr’s transportation department.
• Supports improvement initiatives by collecting data regarding inventory and out of stock; evaluates information and recommends opportunities for improvement in order to ensure enhanced productivity of department.

• Communicates and collaborates effectively while striving for the highest possible outcomes for customers and our organization.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Works proactively to identify problems and craft creative solutions.

• Reviews all inquiries regarding discrepancies of carrier invoices in order to confirm charges are valid.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or similar field preferred; HS diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years related experience required; 3 years plus preferred.
• Microsoft Office Suite intermediate experience required; advanced skills preferred.
• Demonstrated experience to work independently or as a team.
• Recognized as one who is proactive in problem-solving and works towards creative solutions.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal/external customers.
• Requires strong problem-solving ability and strong analytic skills.
• Demonstrated experience with attention to detail and excellent organization skills.

• Performs work required for this position in an office environment.
• Remains sedentary for moderate to extended periods of time.
• Required to us a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.

About Herr Foods Inc.