Transportation Logistics Specialist
- Oakville, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 2+ years of related experience in Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Type: Hybrid
Salary Type: Salary
Req #: 3494
About The Role
Uber Freight is looking for experienced customer service professionals with a background in the Transportation, Supply Chain or Logistics field. Our specialists will lead transportation functions to ensure accurate, timely delivery of products in the most efficient and cost-effective manner all while providing excellent customer service to our customers. This position will be at our Oakville, ON office location, work schedule will be Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
What The Candidate Will Do
- Use the Transportation Management System (TMS) to its fullest potential in order to facilitate the life cycle of an order
- Exceed customer on time pick-up and delivery expectations
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with carriers contracted to the account as well as other carriers operating in your geographical region
- Effective and timely freight coverage and carrier selection through systemic routing guide and spot shipments including rate negotiation
- Leverage TMS to effectively route and consolidate orders considering best cost and transit options for all transportation modes
- Monitoring and resolving shipment data errors
- Proactive analysis to prevent service failures
- Proactively develop, recommend and implement cost savings and/or service improvement programs in support of the transportation strategy
- Professional and timely communications
- Identify patterns with shipper, receiver, and carrier performance and recommend actions for improvement
- Resolve carrier invoice discrepancies in TMS financials
- Train new customer and vendor users on the TMS, demonstrating knowledge of customer business practices and workflow
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- 2+ years of related experience in Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain
- Canada over the road transportation experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft and/or Google Workspace
- Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Logistics or Supply Chain Management
- Strong understanding of cross-border transportation and the freight logistics industry
- Experience LTL, FTL and flatbed transportation
- Reporting and Analytics (Ability to run BI reports; validate information; understand reports, offer feedback and deliver insights to your manager and or customer contacts on the information contained within the report)
About Uber Freight
Uber Freight helps companies move goods more reliably and efficiently. We bring together the technology, people, and transportation capacity they need, using real‑time data from millions of shipments to guide smarter decisions. That helps customers spot issues early, avoid costly surprises, and deliver on time. Uber Freight works with 1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers across North America and manages over $17B in freight. Learn more at www.uberfreight.com.
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EEOC
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage transportation orders through the TMS, coordinating carrier selection, freight coverage, routing, consolidation, and timely pickup and delivery. Monitor shipment and carrier performance, resolve data and invoice issues, communicate with customers and carriers, and recommend service improvements and cost savings.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma or GED, at least two years of related transportation, logistics, or supply chain experience, Canadian over-the-road transportation experience, and familiarity with Microsoft and/or Google Workspace. A bachelor's degree in transportation logistics or supply chain management is preferred, along with cross-border freight knowledge, experience with LTL, FTL, and flatbed transportation, and reporting and analytics skills.
Skills
- Freight Coverage
- Carrier Selection
- Rate Negotiation
- Order Routing
- Freight Consolidation
- Shipment Monitoring
- Service Failure Prevention
- Cost Savings
- Customer Service
- Reporting and Analytics
- Cross-Border Transportation
- LTL, FTL, and Flatbed Transportation
- Microsoft and Google Workspace
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Customer Service & Support
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- TMS
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Over-the-Road Transportation
- Cross-Border Transportation
- Freight
- Carrier Selection
- Rate Negotiation
- Routing Guide
- Spot Shipments
- LTL
- FTL
- Flatbed
- Order Routing
- Freight Consolidation
- Shipment Monitoring
- On-Time Delivery
- Service Failure Prevention
- Cost Savings
- Service Improvement
- Carrier Performance
- Reporting and Analytics
- Business Intelligence Reports
- Microsoft Workspace
- Google Workspace