Foote Cattle Company Hiring for Livestock Logistics Coordinator/Freight Dispatch and Brokerage Job at Bucyrus, KS Full Time

Livestock Logistics Coordinator/Freight Dispatch and Brokerage

Foote Cattle Company, we operate a large scale feedyard, ranching and farming operations in KS, NE and MO. At FCC we produce some of the best beef in the world. Together w/ our team of employees across KS and NE working in those yards in the pursuit of a premium product. Working w/ farmers and ranchers across the United States to procure great cattle. Doing this w/ the well being of our cattle, the environment, our people, and communities to the best shape possible.

Striving to have top tier efficiencies in logistics coordination among all our company held feedlots and ranches. The company feedlots one time capacity of over 250k head capacity. Turning over capacity more than twice a year. Logistics is one of the core pieces to the business that effects all areas of the feedyard. Moving thousands of loads of cattle, a year and up to hundreds in a single day.

PSI Transport is the company subsidiary that hauls cattle, grain, feed products, fertilizers and liquid feed supplements. PSI is a diverse transport company. PSI has company owned trucks/trailers and owner operators that pull company trailers. PSI also owns PSI dispatch that brokers loads to qualified business operators that have their own trucking business. PSI dispatch has built a network of over a thousand different operators across the US.

Job Purpose

Logistic Coordinator that works closely w/ FCC company cattle procurement team on scheduling cattle daily. Once procured getting freight lined up to get cattle from their designated load originations to unload at company facilities or packing facilities. Work w/ company drivers on setting up load times, delivery times, load requirements, hauling ect. Working w/ freight companies on brokering loads to network carriers on getting cattle hauled efficiently. Communicating w/ ranchers, order buyers, salebarn operators. Making consistent phone calls to develop relationships w/ your current carriers. Also developing relationships w/ potential new carriers on hauling cattle.

Responsibilities & Tasks

· Work to build carrier base to haul loads efficiently

· Work w/ company feedyards and ranches to ensure what time loads of cattle will arrive

· Educate and knowledge of SafeStat scores, insurance certificates and carrier contacts

· Work w/ PSI company drivers on efficient schedules for a good work environment

· Helping company drivers manage time effectively to have low stress and safety as a priority

· Monitor loads in progress, verify pickups and deliveries, ensure good communication

· Be available around the clock to handle operational problems if occur.

· Learn TMS systems to be efficient for the operation to allow office to be efficient for AR/AP/payroll

· Scheduling drivers to make cattle deliveries

· Understand routes and highway systems

· Keeping track of transportation regulations and laws to ensure that drivers comply

· Understand drivers logs and rules

Work Processes

· Learning and doing the most effective and efficient process to getting things done, with focusing on continuous improvement

· Customer focus building strong relationship w/ ranchers and cattleman that they enjoy doing business w/ FCC and want to sell us cattle again the next year and so on

· Driver engagement, creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its goals.

Requirements

· Strong attention to detail

· Ability to resolve and overcome issues, problems, and roadblocks to meet objectives

· Extremely self-motivated and able to work effectively on your own and w/ a team

· Experience dispatch or freight brokerage is great

· Knowledge of Agriculture based systems or other forms of transportation

· College degree in Agriculture or Business would be preferred

· Proficient in using Microsoft Office 365, excel, word, sharepoint ect.

· If no industry experience in trucking needs to have experience in Agriculture and a college degree

· Experience in the trucking industry not involved w/ Ag is ok but a basic knowledge of Ag is required

· Travel to western KS quarterly to semiannually to develop relationships w/ other members of the team

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Dispatching: 1 year (Preferred)
• freight brokerage: 1 year (Preferred)
• Agriculture: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location