Transportation Coordinator

Position at Banner Industries. A. M. Castle &
Co. has over 135 years of experience as a leader in the metals service center industry. We provide exceptional benefits, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, 401K match, paid time off, paid parental leave, employee recognition, disability benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

PURPOSE:
This position is responsible for monitoring and coordinating transportation needs to determine the most effective mode and routing of products/material between customers, vendors, and other A. M. Castle facilities.

Hours: 7:30am - 4pm
Compensation: $20 - $23/hr + bonus eligible

ESSENTIAL DUTIES &
RESPONSIBILITIES (performs other duties as assigned):
- Determines the most effective mode and routing of materials to customer locations and Company facilities using the Transportation Module.
- Understands unique territory geography in order to determine most efficient routing between A.M. Castle facilities, external vendors, and customer locations.
- Creates shipping documents (packing slips, bill of ladings, material certifications) to go along with the materials via local fleet, LTL, TL, or Collect Shipments.
- Coordinates inbound shipments from Mills and outside processors.
- Provides customer service to inside sales group while focusing on delivery needs.
- Maintains control of emergency shipments and special delivery requests, which may require real-time decisions.
- Maintains local relationships with carriers and dedicated service providers.
- Works closely with Corporate Transportation Team and other stakeholders to continuously improve the performance of the transportation management module in D365.
- Adheres to published loading and shipping schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
- Helps maintain transportation solutions to customers and Company facilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS &
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- General office environment (keyboard, mouse, telephone use)
- Manual dexterity (grasp, hand/wrist movement)