Transportation Coordinator

Title: Transportation Coordinator
Location: Remote (Candidates must reside in the United States. Strong preference for Midwest time zone.)
Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 12 months (position expected to run longer)
Schedule: M-F/40 hours per week

This is a remote position with a strong preference for candidates who reside in the Midwest time zone.

About This Role:

This is a remote contract role will support a small transportation team of three. The contractor will complete day to day transportation planning activities including scheduling, tendering, product issue resolution, and email communication, while working cross functionally with Operations Planning and Warehouse/Plant teams. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong attention to detail, clear communication skills, and the ability to prioritize and manage competing requests in a fast-paced environment. They should take ownership of issues, proactively problem solve, and follow items through to resolution.

Transportation or inventory experience is helpful but not required; SAP and Excel experience are a plus. The role requires reliable availability during core business hours, with willingness to support occasional overtime and holiday rotation.

What You'll Do:

• Support a team of three.

• Complete Transportation Planning:
• Scheduling
• Tendering
• Product Issue resolution
• Email communication

• Work cross functionally with:
• Operations Planning
• Warehouse / Plant teams
• Some overtime and holiday rotation required.

What You Bring:

• Core Traits & Soft Skills:
• Self starter
• Able to pick up work independently and ask the right questions.
• Comfortable operating without constant direction.
• Strong team player
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with cross functional partners.
• Willing to jump in and support teammates when volumes spike.
• Attention to detail.
• Accurate with details.
• Curiosity & initiative
• Looks into issues rather than just flagging them.
• Willing to dig into root causes and help resolve transportation gaps.
• Desire to excel.
• Takes ownership of work and follows issues through to resolution.

• Communication & Coordination:
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders at once.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing requests.
• Problem Solving & Ownership:
• Able to identify issues early and escalate appropriately.
• Comfortable making day to day execution decisions.
• Follows problems through to closure (not just hand offs).

• Organization & Time Management:
• Strong task management in a fast-moving environment.
• Can balance routine execution work with unexpected issues.
• Comfortable working in a role where priorities may shift daily.

• Work Experience:
• Transportation or inventory management experience not required, but a plus
• SAP experience helpful (not required)
• Excel skills helpful:
• Filters, sorting, basic formulas.
• Reviewing data for accuracy.
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and tools.
• Reliable availability during core business hours.
• Willingness to support occasional overtime.
• Participation in holiday rotation.

Compensation & Benefits:

• $24.50 per hour + Overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance

About FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!

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