• Inbound Freight Coordinator

    Hy-Vee Food Stores (Chariton, IA)


    Additional Considerations (if any):

    Daytime Shifts

     

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    At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

    Job Description:

    Job Title: Incoming Freight Coordinator

     

    Department: Chariton Inbound Freight

     

    FLSA: Non-Exempt

    General Function:

    Contacts outside carriers and negotiates pick-up and delivery of products to the Hy-Vee’s Distribution Centers. Processes Invoices. Works with procurement to efficiently bring product.

    Core Competencies

    + Partnerships

    + Growth mindset

    + Results oriented

    + Customer focused

    + Professionalism

    Reporting Relations:

    Accountable and Reports to: Director of Inbound Freight and Inbound Freight Assistant Department Manager

     

    Positions that Report to you: None

    Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

    + Receives purchase orders from purchasing and utilizes that information to find carriers to pick up freight. Invoices negotiations of freight rates and pickup and delivery times.

    + Returns phone calls/emails and maintains communication with trucking companies, vendors and Hy-Vee purchasing keeping everyone informed.

    + Coordinates shipper information with carrier and/or dispatch.

    + Assists in calling for truck capacity for all areas in which Hy-Vee is picking up freight.

    + Invoice reconciliation.

    + Investigate and process detention requests.

    + Required to rotate the department after-hours phone.

    + Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

    Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

    + Track and update vendor allowances.

    + Monitors freight exception reports.

    + Coverage for other desks in the department during holidays and vacations.

    + Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.

    Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:

    + Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; logical thinking to solve problems; interpret instructions.

    + Must have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.

    + Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; make appointments; and guide people and provide basic direction.

    Education and Experience:

    + High School or equivalent experience.

    + One to three years of similar or related work experience.

    Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports):

    None

    Physical Requirements:

    + Must be physically able to perform sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary works involves sitting most of the time.

    + Visual requirements include vision from 20 inches or less to 10 feet or more with or without correction.

    + Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Fingering, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.

    Working Conditions:

    The duties of this position are performed in an office setting. There is frequent pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks in a day.

     

    Are you ready to smile, apply today.