Road Logistics Specialist

Are you thinking about improving your career development and your professional growth? We invite you to join one of the most successful international logistics organizations here at Kuehne+Nagel. Our Memphis branch is looking for a new Road Logistics Specialist to join their Contract Logistics team. Your Role As the Road Logistics Specialist, you will manage the coordination of customer shipments using contracted rates and ensuring capacity with qualified carriers/partners. Specifically, the Logistics Specialist will be part of a team responsible for coordinating transport activities by completing the necessary bookings with our partners and preparing the required documentation to ensure specific requirements are met (Transit Times, Carrier selection, Routings). All of these activities are to be performed in compliance with rules and regulations governing ground transport. You will report to the Road Logistics Manager. Your Responsibilities

• Communicate by email, and phone with shippers to confirm shipment information.
• Dispatch pickups for each shipment.
• You will update missing shipment status.
• Monitor shipments to ensure moving as scheduled.
• Coordinate pickup/delivery appointments.
• Manage overall customer service to ensure excellent customer relations. Degree / Diploma.
• Work directly with carriers (dry van, flatbed, & temp control) to ensure that loads are picked up and delivered.
• You will communicate between the shipper, carrier, and customer to provide tactical solutions that improve the daily operations.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Degree / ***** Supply Chain or Transportation
• 1+ years of Transportation Experience.
• 1+ years of Supply Chain Experience.
• Knowledge of transportation industry systems.
• Knowledge of industry-specific guidelines (dry van, reefer, flatbed, expedite, LTL).

Good Reasons to Join We offer a great compensation package, medical, dental, and retirement benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a dynamic global work environment.At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to Inspire, Empower and Deliver not only to our customers but collages.