Transportation Coordinator

Game-changing role as the Transportation Coordinator for our Lakeland campus which includes 4 different facilities.

In this high-impact position, you ll oversee all key transportation tasks for Lakeland campus and work closely with our third-party logistics (3PL) partner Saddle Creek Logistics. You ll be at the forefront of launching transportation scheduling for these sites, all while ensuring operational excellence from day one.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Warehouse Transportation Coordinator, you ll play a critical role in driving operational excellence, team development, and strategic 3PL partnerships while supporting all aspects of the Inbound/Outbound Dock Schedule. Your responsibilities will include:

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead communication with all transport carriers, utilizing high level planning and performance management.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Solve day-to-day transportation challenges and achieving long-term goals with scheduling.

3PL & Operational Excellence

• Partner with 3PL on dock scheduling, implementation of the dock schedule, and execution of the dock schedule.
• Drive improvements in dock performance by providing a strategic dock schedule.

Inventory & Process Management

• Leverage PGT and Spotlight Optimization tools to enhance scheduling and product availability.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and corporate policies, including safety, transportation, accounting, and purchasing.

Customer Service & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Ensure on-time delivery aligned with Requested/Scheduled Arrival Dates.
• Build strong relationships across the PBC bottlers, Co-Packers, Repacker, PBNA/PFNA COE s, and MFG.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve operational issues and deliver exceptional customer service.

What You ll Do:

• Oversee all transportation responsibilities for our Lakeland Campus facilities.
• Route Orders daily in compliance with the transportation route guide; ensuring timely execution to meet the requested ship date and secure carrier capacity ahead of the competition.
• Track carrier performance and troubleshoot any loads that may be at risk of missing requested arrival date.
• Ensure all new orders comply with Food and Beverage. guidelines on weight and method of shipment.
• Work with carriers to schedule all assigned outbound and inbound shipments to our facility.
• Schedule appointments on all loads; working with the campus manager and third-party facility manager on dock capacity scheduling.
• Work with all carriers on daily execution.
• Work with on-site Transportation to deliver daily and weekly measurables.
• Work with COE (center of excellence), and the service team on scheduling issues.
• Work with COE, Warehouse, and Transportation on loads not scheduled by end of period.
• Maintain reason code input within SAP for open order status reporting.
• Review previous day s dock schedule to ensure all orders are shipped, if not ensure timely reschedule.
• Collaborate with the shipping office regarding specific shipment requirements.
• Accountable for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance with the Overdue Mill Transit Receipts Report and Shipment Status Report.
• Ownership of daily, weekly, period service metrics as they relate to the role.
• Will be cross trained to support other service center functions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Who You Are: You re a strategic, hands-on inventor with a passion for operations and transportation, and one that delivers results. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited by the opportunity to shape the future of Client's supply chain

Qualifications:

We re looking for a results-driven leader with a passion for operations and innovation. The ideal candidate will have:

• Education: Bachelor s degree in supply chain preferred.

• Experience: One to two years of experience in transportation or logistical operations.

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams, influence across functions, and drive results in a fast-paced, startup-like environment while leading with a mindset to exceed all Objectives/Metrics.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with WMS, SAP, transportation systems, and labor management systems.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Communication: Excellent cross functional collaboration, team building skills, and the ability to influence in a matrixed environment.
• Flexibility: Comfortable working in unstructured environments and making quick, informed decisions.
• Travel: Occasional travel required (less than 10%).