About This Role
This coordinator position supports daily freight operations by scheduling shipments, coordinating with vendors and third-party carriers, and ensuring on-time, cost-effective transportation. The role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced supply-chain environment and enjoys problem-solving, communication, and logistics planning.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with suppliers and internal teams to coordinate pickup and delivery requirements
- Coordinate daily shipments with carriers and brokers to ensure timely pickups and deliveries, serving as the main point of contact
- Book transportation capacity based on service requirements, cost, and availability
- Track and monitor shipments, providing proactive updates to internal teams as needed
- Maintain timely and accurate data in the TMS including commodity, carrier assignments, shipment status, and cost details
- Validate transportation documents including BOLs, PODs, and shipping instructions upon completion
- Resolve transportation issues such as delays, accessorial, reconsignments, or service failures
- Ensure carrier compliance with contractual requirements
- Analyze freight spend and carrier performance to support cost-saving and service-improvement initiatives
- Support continuous improvement projects to streamline transportation workflows and enhance efficiency
- Conduct himself/herself in a professional manner when representing Trinity Rail
- Interact physically with drivers (English and Spanish)
- Walk to the yard where the loads are and perform basic duties occasionally
- Other duties and tasks assigned
Requirements
- 2+ years of Transportation or Logistics experience (non-asset brokerage or 3PL preferred)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience using TMS or ERP systems
- Ability to multitask and manage time/tasks in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Proficiency in Word and Excel for reporting and data entry
- Understanding of shipping modes (FTL, LTL, Parcel)
- Flexibility to answer calls after hours and on weekends as needed
- Ability to communicate in Spanish a plus
About the Company
TrinityRail is a company that focuses on building America.
