• Develop positive relationships with freight and external logistics companies.• Lead weekly logistics status meetings to inform stakeholders.• Investigate and recommend optimal shipping options and coordinate with vendors.• Coordinate and communicate with external parties to ensure acquisition and delivery of shipments.• Ensure shipping compliance with state, federal, and international regulations

SummaryResponsible for managing the transportation department or unit or a company. Hires, trains, and supervises employees and manages scheduling of shipments.Primary responsibilities Oversee transportation department, including its assets and employees. Manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Ensure customer goods move from production through the supply chain to the end user. Supervise air and ocean freight forwarding, global warehousing, transportation, reverse logistics, surface transportation and supply chain solutions. Establish quality transportation services. Develop partnerships with outside carriers in shipping. Plan and implement budgets. Utilize services of less-than-truckload carriers and air-forwarders to handle fulfillment shipments. Supervise scheduling of shipments. Review financial reports. Manage performance of branch employees with emphasis on productivity, efficiency, and service delivery. Lead all distribution and transportation planning and strategic activities. Recruit, interview, select, train, motivate, coach, and mentor shipping clerks and transport drivers. Assist in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities and customer satisfaction opportunities

1) Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.2) Arrange for necessary repairs in order to restore service and schedules.3) Relay work orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field inspectors using telephones or two-way radios.4) Confer with customers or supervising personnel in order to address questions, problems, and requests for service or equipment.5) Prepare daily work and run schedules.6) Receive or prepare work orders.