Transport Specialist (all genders)
Core
Prepare and maintain short-term transportation plans for finished products across road, air, ocean, and multimodal transport while monitoring shipment status and coordinating inbound operations.
Role type
Entry-level Transport Specialist
Builds
Finished product shipments to destinations worldwide
Domain
Logistics and Supply Chain
Required skills
Short-term transportation planning, capacity calculation, shipment status monitoring, data maintenance, exception investigation, transport-sourcing analysis, new destination coordination, inbound operations facilitation, system interface checks, logistics provider performance review
Preferred skills
Excel proficiency, Excel macros, automation, process improvements
Technologies
SAP, Infodis/TMID, WMS, logistics service provider (LSP) systems
Responsibilities
Prepare and maintain short-term transportation plans, calculate transportation capacity and requirements, monitor shipment status and communicate updates, maintain accurate master and transactional data, investigate daily exceptions and recommend improvements, support transport-sourcing decisions, coordinate new destination introductions, facilitate daily inbound operations, perform daily interface checks across systems, review logistics service-provider performance
Seniority
Entry-level, developing role