Transportation Specialist
- Dorval, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Role Description The Transportation Specialist is a full-time, on-site role based in Dorval, QC. In this position, the specialist coordinates daily transport schedules, monitors shipments, and ensures that freight moves efficiently and safely through all stages of delivery. Responsibilities include managing transportation plans, communicating with carriers and customers, resolving service issues, and maintaining accurate records of shipments and documentation. The role also involves working closely with warehouse and forwarding teams to optimize routes, control costs, and support continuous improvement in logistics processes.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills to assess routes, costs, and operational performance and to support data-driven decision-making.
- Effective communication skills to interact with internal teams, carriers, and customers and to provide clear updates and documentation.
- Experience with transportation planning, including scheduling, routing, and capacity management.
- Customer service skills to respond to inquiries, handle issues professionally, and support a positive client experience.
- Knowledge of transportation management practices, systems, and relevant regulations.
- Attention to detail and organizational skills for handling documentation, shipment tracking, and reporting.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Previous experience in logistics, freight forwarding, or a related field is an asset.
- Post-secondary education in supply chain, logistics, business, or a related discipline is preferred.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate daily transportation schedules, monitor shipments, and ensure freight moves efficiently and safely through delivery. Communicate with carriers and customers, resolve service issues, maintain shipment records, and collaborate with warehouse and forwarding teams to optimize routes, control costs, and improve logistics processes.
Requirements
The role calls for transportation planning experience, including scheduling, routing, and capacity management, along with knowledge of transportation practices, systems, and relevant regulations. Strong analytical, communication, customer service, organizational, and detail-oriented skills are expected; prior logistics experience and post-secondary education in a related discipline are preferred.
Skills
- Transportation Planning
- Scheduling
- Route Optimization
- Capacity Management
- Shipment Tracking
- Carrier Communication
- Customer Service
- Freight Documentation
- Analytical Skills
- Cost Control
- Problem Resolution
- Logistics Coordination
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Regulatory Knowledge
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Freight
- Freight Forwarding
- Transportation Planning
- Scheduling
- Routing
- Capacity Management
- Shipment Tracking
- Carrier Coordination
- Customer Communication
- Transportation Regulations
- Warehouse Operations
- Forwarding Services
- Route Optimization
- Cost Control
- Shipment Documentation
- Operational Performance
- Continuous Improvement
- Supply Chain