Logistics Specialist

Department: Warehouse

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: North East, MD

Description

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Logistics Specialist position, joining our North East, MD team on-site!

• 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. 

Job Summary:
This role has the primary responsibility of executing efficient and cost-effective freight distribution while proactively sourcing creative solutions and analysis of distribution operations.   

Key Responsibilities

System Management & User Support 

• 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. 

Reporting & Analysis  

• 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.  

Process Improvement 

• 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. 

Customer Service/Communication 

• 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. 

  Administration 

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

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible.  Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required.  The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.   

Qualifications

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. 

  Physical requirements and work environment:  

• 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. 

   Reasonable accommodations for disability  Any employee, who believes that a reasonable accommodation s required for purposes of federal or state disability law is required to contact Human Resources to begin the interactive exchange process.