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About Us:
Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.
What You’ll Do:
- Manages carriers in determining the best shipping solution balancing price, service, and carrier availability, maintaining a minimum of 95% on time delivery using strong problem-solving skills to resolve customer, warehouse, and carrier issues proactively.
Consolidate, cub and route orders to maximize service standards and margins where required, and manage and review new customer orders/requests. - Coordinate with shippers’ customer service representatives on exceptions, rush orders, and order changes.
- Solicit and develop new carrier base, negotiate spot rates with customers/carriers, and establish dedicated and committed carrier requirements for peak seasons.
- Work Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, with salary starting at $55,000 per year, plus health, vision, dental, prescription benefits, 401k with matching, paid holidays, and PTO in your first year.
What Experience You Need:
- 2-5 years transportation and dispatch experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving, and multi-tasking abilities.
- Must demonstrate flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, sense of urgency, decisiveness, and composure under pressure.
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
What Could Set You Apart:
- College degree a plus.
- Computer literacy: Microsoft Office and AS/400 experience preferred.
- Knowledge of national geography a plus.
What We Offer:
Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
