Traffic Administrator - Fife, WA

Summary:

Support Savers' vision by ensuring the timely, most efficient, and cost-effective product movement, including partnership supply, external shipping, freight and distribution requirements from third party suppliers and vendors. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Execute operational processes and procedures to achieve outstanding results in terms of transportation management and freight performance.
• Accurately record and process invoices within AP systems; communicate and trouble shoot effectively with 3rd party freight payable vendor.
• Execute the identified company freight transportation plan and initiatives by utilizing internal processes and thorough coordination with third party vendors.

• Effectively able to troubleshoot disruptions to plan and communicate timely with Savers resource team members.
• Ability to have critical attention to detail with an emphasis on following operational guidelines and systems
• Coordinate and monitor ongoing transportation operations including track and trace of store shipments
• Ability to manage ad hoc freight quotes
• Participate and coordinate events (RFP, RFQ, RFI, and other like projects) in support of logistics procurement.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 

• Demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of all transportation modes, including intermodal, domestic ocean freight, consolidation, and distribution
• Demonstrated planning and organization skills within a fast paced and dynamic supply chain
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Ability to self-prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization and external customers
• Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to make or influence decisions
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to establish relationships with peers, internal and external customers and vendors
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Basic knowledge/understanding of Transportation Management Systems
• Data gathering for ongoing carrier performance

Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in transportation and logistics

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to frequently lift and carry items weighing less than 5 lbs
• Occasional reaching to various levels and directions to inspect and validate work processes.
• Possess dexterity for complex hand-eye tasks, including keyboarding, writing on documents/forms
• Continuously needs to hear and verbally communicate to interact with and respond to management, team members and customers. 

FLSA Status

• Non-Exempt

Tools and Equipment Used:

• Laptop or desktop computer
• Telephone
• Copy machine
• Fax machine

Travel:

• Travel 5% or less

Work Address:

• 4101 Industry Dr. E, Ste. B, Fife, WA 98424