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Logistics Carrier Specialist

Logistics Carrier Specialist

Tennessee StaffingLebanon, TN, US
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Logistics Carrier Specialist

Position Details : Located in Lebanon, TN, 4 days onsite with one remote day.

We Deliver the Goods :

  • Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
  • Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
  • Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary :

The Corporate Carrier Specialist will identify and recommend management opportunities such as continuous moves, intercompany movements and backhauls to the corporate logistics team and local logistics managers through various network modeling tools in order to grow logistics income. Must be knowledgeable of procurement and logistics management concepts and familiar with using operations systems with emphasis on Transportation Management. This position will require extensive use of Microsoft Office programs with heavy usage of Excel, Access, PowerPoint and MapPoint as well as the ability to use various modeling programs.

Position Responsibilities :

  • Work with Regional and Local Logistics Managers to execute central planning
  • Provide implementation and developmental support for new projects
  • Will present data at various meetings and events and on regular conference and Webex calls
  • Travel to various locations and meet with procurement teams to review vendor profiles, review performance metrics, and audit process compliance
  • Seek out and enter freight rates, allowances, carrier information, lane information and other data within and supporting the TMS systems
  • Route, Tender, Invoice, and Process logistics loads
  • Facilitate network optimization planning using various modeling software tools
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

    • Required Qualifications :

  • Required Education : High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Required Experience : 1 - 2 Years, Logistics or Procurement Related
  • Must be located in the Greater Lebanon, TN area, no relocation is available

    • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Preferred Education : Bachelors - Management, Logistics or Operations Concentration
  • Preferred Experience : 2 - 4 Years, Analytical Role in Logistics or Procurement

    • Division :

    Performance Food Group

    Job Category : Procurement

    Company Description :

    Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

    Benefits :

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    Compensation :

    48K-65K, plus annual bonus opportunity

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