Transportation Coordinator

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

The Transportation Coordinator will serve as the primary coordinator for all inbound shipments and will ensure optimization of transport and delivery. The incumbent will work with internal departments and external carriers to route and schedule all inbound shipments in the most time and cost effective manner. 

Responsibilities

• Work with internal customers including shipping, receiving, parts, load planning, and purchasing to ensure loads are schedules to make specific arrival dates to warehouses.
• Work with outside vendors to coordinate available pickup times of parts that are needed to support our production facilities.
• Work with carriers to ensure timely planning, pick up, and delivery of all inbound loads.
• Route inbound shipments to provide best service and lowest cost.
• Utilize tools including Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel, and AS400 to track inbound shipments.
• Analyze inbound freight to determine where cost savings can occur and present findings.
• Troubleshoot lanes that encounter service issues.
• Support Transportation Operations by creating and publishing regular Key Performance Indicator reports.
• Work on projects to improve and optimize logistics processes.
• Assist in the development of monthly financial reporting and measurements for the transportation department.
• Assist with transportation contracts.
• Proactively identify transportation savings opportunities.
• Help implement, maintain, and analyze databases and other computer tools.
• Help develop and maintain process and procedural manuals.
• Serve as the after-hours point of contact for urgent inbound shipment needs.
• Perform other activities as needed or as directed.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Access
• Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work under date/time driven deadlines
• Strong customer orientation and sense of urgency
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems independently
• Ability to work on-call for after-hours and weekend shipment requests
• Knowledge of TMS, preferably Logility
• Experience with ASI

Education

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.