Traffic Administrator - Fife, WA

Company: Savers / Value Village
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: September 17, 2022

Job Description:

Description

Traffic Administrator - Fife, WA

Summary:

Support Savers' vision by ensuring the timely, most efficient, and cost-effective product movement, including partnership supply, external shipping, freight and distribution requirements from third party suppliers and vendors.

Essential Job Functions:

• Execute operational processes and procedures to achieve outstanding results in terms of transportation management and freight performance.
• Accurately record and process invoices within AP systems; communicate and trouble shoot effectively with 3rd party freight payable vendor.
• Execute the identified company freight transportation plan and initiatives by utilizing internal processes and thorough coordination with third party vendors.
  • Effectively able to troubleshoot disruptions to plan and communicate timely with Savers resource team members.
  • Ability to have critical attention to detail with an emphasis on following operational guidelines and systems
  • Coordinate and monitor ongoing transportation operations including track and trace of store shipments
  • Ability to manage ad hoc freight quotes
  • Participate and coordinate events (RFP, RFQ, RFI, and other like projects) in support of logistics procurement.
    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    
    
    • Demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills
    • Strong knowledge of all transportation modes, including intermodal, domestic ocean freight, consolidation, and distribution
    • Demonstrated planning and organization skills within a fast paced and dynamic supply chain
    • Demonstrated customer service skills
    • Ability to self-prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision
    • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization and external customers
    • Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
    • Ability to make or influence decisions
    • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
    • Ability to establish relationships with peers, internal and external customers and vendors
    • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
    • Basic knowledge/understanding of Transportation Management Systems
    • Data gathering for ongoing carrier performance
      Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience:
      
      • 1-3 years of experience in transportation and logistics
        Physical Requirements:
        
        
        • Must be able to frequently lift and carry items weighing less than 5 lbs
        • Occasional reaching to various levels and directions to inspect and validate work processes.
        • Possess dexterity for complex hand-eye tasks, including keyboarding, writing on documents/forms
        • Continuously needs to hear and verbally communicate to interact with and respond to management, team members and customers.
          FLSA Status
          
          
          • Non-Exempt
            Tools and Equipment Used:
            
            
            • Laptop or desktop computer
            • Telephone
            • Copy machine
            • Fax machine
              Travel:
              
              
              • Travel 5% or less
                Work Address:
                
                
                • 4101 Industry Dr. E, Ste. B, Fife, WA 98424
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                  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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