Transportation Coordinator

We are Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree. Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

We are looking for a Transportation Coordinator to join our team! Hybrid role out of our office in Irving, TX. No on calls, nights or weekends!

PURPOSE

Tender loads of inbound inventory, and 3rd party outbound, from mill to BFS locations in a fast paced corporate procurement environment. Provides support for comprehensive freight management in the Transportation department and Corporate Supply Chain.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Proactively manages BFS’s cost of inbound and 3rd party outbound freight. Accomplishes by working with key manufacturers, freight suppliers, Corporate Inventory Buyers and Category Directors.
• Responsible for all rail activity to BFS facilities. This includes rail car reporting, demurrage negotiations, and assisting BFS facilities on rail congestion issues.
• Contacts and schedules 3rd party freight carriers to pick up loads (CPU) and deliver to BFS locations.
• Plans load tendering in accordance with established policies and objectives to effect optimal utilization of selected motor carriers and logistics companies.
• Identifies and selects appropriate transportation companies to meet and exceed location requirements for timely delivery of product from vendor to BFS distribution and manufacturing facilities.
• Communicates by various effective means the status of all shipments to the appropriate buyers/managers in Supply Chain and field operations personnel.
• Contacts freight carriers to obtain proof of insurance certification, ensuring appropriate liability and cargo levels.
• Performs analysis and comparison of freight rates to determine the most economical and efficient means to deliver product, based on freight classifications, delivery rates and operating processes.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and recovery from deviations to the pick-up and delivery requirements of each load of material.
• Meets or exceeds departmental KPI’s as assigned by the Manager of Transportation and Logistics.
• Other duties may be assigned.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience in freight transportation or brokerage; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication skill, both verbal and written.
• Strong aptitude to manage a book of business as either transportation broker or freight forwarder.
• 3rd party freight and/or logistics experience
• Rail or intermodal experience preferred
• Good financial acumen.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of transportation operations and practices.
• Knowledge and working experience with one or more TMS systems.
• Experience in either Forest Products or other related distribution business.
• Ability to handle conflict.
• Good presentation skills.
• Excel in fast paced environment
• Must be able to interact and communicate well with teammates and customers
• Ability to meet deadlines within a fast paced work environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a collaborative team based environment.
• High sense of urgency and ownership of book of business.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent negotiation skills. Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 pounds.
• Occasional travel will be required.
  
  

Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your future through the latest training, tools, and technologies. Highly collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. The scale and depth of resources that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore - all in a friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more, and build more, together at BFS.

At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple — provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our benefit offerings click here www.bldrbenefits.com.

Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

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