The Transportation coordinator role will be responsible to optimize inbound loads across multiple modes for domestic and international shipments using a Transportation Management System (OTM) platform to deliver a seamless logistics experience to internal and external customers.
The Transportation Coordinator is responsible for improving overall transportation effectiveness through daily planning, analysis, and issue resolution.Principal Duties:Plan, schedule, and ensure the timely delivery of the company's inbound freight to all Bosch Home Comfort Commercial Ducted sites using Oracle Transportation Management System (OTM).Responsible for the tendering loads, monitoring of planned loads and subsequent ownership of loads for assigned areas.Utilize network balance capacity tools to determine location of trucks and available customer/supplier loads, tailor planning to meet PBUs needs.Understand daily capacity demand and pro-actively communicate to appropriate leadership.Provide Logistics support by efficiently communicating shipment details between plants, suppliers, customers, and carriers for cost effective on-time deliveries for all modes.Remaining abreast of logistics best practices and is proactive in exploring application to our business.Learns and applies knowledge and guidance regarding import/export laws, customs and duties, and related regulations such as NAFTA and HazMat.Consults and teaches policy and procedures for logistics activities for use by plants, suppliers, and distribution centers. Helps maintain SOPs, guidelines and supporting logistics information for users.Resolves problems concerning transportation, systems, import, and customer issues that arise on a regular basis between internal and external parties.Provides frequent, close collaboration with third-party service providers of transportation services including freight forwarding, export packaging, customs, security, and export controls.Evaluates and/or prepares relevant cost comparisons and supplier performance reports to support strategic plans.Works closely with the Logistics Procurement team to provide research and cost modeling for negotiating rates with carriers to fully use the resources and leverage of JCI spend across the other business divisions and, if possible, regions.Assists in monitoring and managing transportation expense budget, including third party services and consulting fees. Proposes and directs ongoing cost reduction and improvement projects and maintain development status in the Procurement-Financial Project Tracker.Other duties as assigned, such as transportation compliance audits, KPI reporting, and project support.