About This Role
This position focuses on developing and executing a transportation strategy to ensure materials and finished goods move efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively. The role supports operations, customers, and company growth by managing transportation operations, international freight, compliance, reporting, and issue resolution.
Responsibilities
- Obtain freight quotes and coordinate carrier selection within established guidelines, including expedite and specialty freight
- Coordinate inbound, outbound, and intercompany shipments to meet production, delivery, and cost goals
- Arrange international shipments including documentation, customs requirements, and trade classifications
- Engage actively with Design Ready Controls team members on product compliance and documentation
- Coordinate vehicle fleet management activities for Design Ready Controls and Design Ready Fabrication, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations and company policies
- Monitor and resolve transportation issues, including late deliveries, damaged freight, claims, billing errors, reclassifications, and service failures
- Track and report freight costs, carrier performance, on-time delivery, claims, and shipment volume
- Support transportation cost reporting
- Communicate transportation issues and trends
- Identify process improvements, new tools, technology, and automation
- Engage actively with Design Ready Controls team members in packaging design
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in transportation, logistics or shipping
- Experience coordinating transportation, familiar with LTL, FTL, parcel and expedited freight
- Detail oriented
- Highly motivated and self-driven
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Collaborates effectively with others in a cross-functional team
- Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
- Willpower and ability to learn a new technology, through self-study and thoughtful questioning
- Proficient in Microsoft, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Life Insurance
- Disability
- ADD
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Floating Holidays
- ESST
About the Company
Design Ready Controls is a company that focuses on transportation strategy and operations, including international freight and compliance.