Description
Elevate Textiles, a global provider of textile products and solutions, is looking to fill the position of Dispatcher to support its private fleet. The position is based out of the company's offices in Greensboro, NC. The Dispatcher is responsible for coordinating efficient logistics and communications between customers and drivers to fulfill transportation orders across Elevate's business units and customers. Also assists with other responsibilities including to coordinate and track transportation claims; assist plants with carrier load assignment; and serve as the backup for other Fleet staff.Primary Responsibilities
- Coordinate scheduling of transportation between Elevate operations and specific vendors and customers, to include coordination with outside LTL as needed.
- Provide freight quotations for Plants, Customer Service team and others using Kuebix and LTL Select.
- Monitor Transportation scheduling issues and work with carriers to resolve.
- Confer with customers to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, delayed or damaged goods.
- Maintain a Transportation Claims file.
- Assist in gathering and submitting lane data for North American shipments.
- Perform additional job-related duties and complete special projects as assigned.
Skills Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Operations or traffic experience, 2+ years Dispatch experience preferred.
- Must be able to work under pressure.
- Must have a comprehensive working knowledge of computer aided quotation systems.
- Demonstrated prioritization and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and communication abilities.
- Must have a comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)