The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for the cost and time-in-transit determination and assignment of domestic carriers for daily order shipments. Essential duties include-Route daily domestic freight according to TMS Rate Shop Tool ensuring that TNT is met at least cost to the company.Route Collect/Third Party freight according to customers routing instructions per shipment.Coordinate distributor and consumer product routing using customer’s on-line EDI portals and update WMS system accordingly as freight ships.Review and update routing guidelines for exceptions to TMS least cost carrier selection.Confirm accurate shipping window and when product needs to arrive to dispatch accordinglyPartner with Operations to be sure all freight is handed off with "Ready by Date" being the main focusWork within the WMS system rating queue prioritizing and confirming all shipments are invoiced within the assigned customer shipping windowsProcess small package shipments UPS through World Ship and and/or Fed Ex as neededDispatch and coordinate with available freight vendors’ full truck load freight as needed and follow-ups to ensure that final customer expectations are met.Identify and suggest to management improved cost efficiencies.
