Transportation Coordinator

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At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

Primary Objective: 

This position works with the Logistics and Capacity team to plan, organize, monitor, and improve the day-to-day, and short-term activities. Uses specialized knowledge of systems practices to provide guidance and advice to internal customers and ensures department and related company activities are in compliance.

Major Function and Scope:

• Problem Solver (Problem Solver for issues related to order and PAD pricing).
• Act as point of contact for specialized requests regarding non-standard shipments including multi-stop, driver assist, full truckloads, and expedites.
• Communication: Provide logistics solutions to various departments including (but not limited to) Customer Service, Pricing, and Transportation.
• Identify revenue leakage and support a solution to prevent loss opportunities.
• Provide feedback to management on market transportation demands and ensure margin targets are held firm throughout the year.
• Analyze carrier rates and on-time performance to ensure we are using the most qualified carriers.
• Understanding of DOT HOS and schedule requirements for on-time delivery.
• Communicate capacity market conditions for all regions across the country.
• Enhance customer experience with scheduled communication on order status.
• Analyze freight flow information and determine trends to make recommendations for improvements.
• Manage service reports to include departure and arrival status.
• May include other duties as assigned by Management.

Type of Experience and Knowledge:

• Knowledge, Experience, Competencies and Supervision: Describe the education, knowledge required, years of
• experience, specific skills and abilities required to do the job on a fully competent basis.
•  AS400 experience preferred.
• Must be fluent in Spanish

Competencies: 

•  Ability to achieve results through team efforts, willingness to challenge established practices and draw relevant conclusions; ability to persuade, ability to lead, counsel and coach a diverse work group.
• Interaction with organization leadership and upper management.
• Ability to perform in a high pressure or changing environment, and exercise good judgment to resolve problems in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to identify, analyze and resolve business issues through solution-oriented projects.
• Ability to “think outside the box” and generate alternative solutions to satisfy the needs of our customers and the business.
• Dispatch ~10 OTR drivers directly, along with having oversight of ~12 regional drivers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Oversee capacity planning for new SPC plant in Mexicali.
• Primary POC for partner carriers hauling shipments originating in Mexicali
• Dotted line POC for new Mexican National drivers that will be running freight from Mexicali to Calexico, CA
• Ability to speak to the Mexicali operation and Mexican carriers in Spanish.
• Provide daily report detailing PvA stats, loaded containers onsite, and daily departed containers.
• Utilize carrier web portals for load tracking.
• Communicate daily inbounds for MX shipments with satellite warehouses.
• Manage capacity planning for inbound raw materials for each pad plant by communicating daily with procurement.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work load to optimize team efficiency.
• Extensive knowledge of McLeod Dispatching System.
• Extensive knowledge of RXO systems.
• Enter numerous orders into RXO and ensure accurate information is tendered to Mohawk/Carriers.
• Extensive knowledge of Samsara systems.
• Use McLeod/Samsara to ensure accurate and on time departure and arrival times.
• Enforce safety standards as set forth by Corporate Safety Leadership team.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.