Traffic Specialist - Buena Park, CA

Company: AMADA
Location: Buena Park
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Coordinates with customers, carriers, riggers, warehouses, custom brokers, and all related Amada depts. (Parts /Tooling/Service/Software, and even Manufacturing) for the routing of outgoing and incoming shipments for which the company assumes responsibility or which affects company costs or customer satisfaction.

* Requests freight quotes from preferred carriers and provide to sales engineers & their customers for rate comparison. Maintains a list of preferred or potential carriers that meet all our traffic requirements and have acceptable D&B ratings.

* Tracks machine shipments en route and sends updates to customers (& riggers), sales engineers/managers, and service by email and phone to confirm scheduled delivery

* Maintains tariffs and determines and keeps informed of current transportation requirements, restrictions, and rates to assure economical and efficient transportation service.

* Processes SAP delivery for invoice processing

* Updates and announces shipping details (Setup, Shipped, Delivered) in Edocs

* Processes and reviews freight bills for correct rates

* Supports team members as needed.

* Perform other related duties as assigned by management. Filing of related traffic documents as needed.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Prepares special reports as needed.

Perform physical inventory at various showrooms or warehouse locations as needed.

Assists in miscellaneous duties within the company.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

Dept Manager, Machine Logistics - Products

SUBORDINATE STAFF:

None

KNOWLEDGE:

* Experience of at least 1-2 years in domestic logistics and shipping documents

* Familiarity with sheet metal machine industry

SKILLS:

* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and detail oriented. Able to handle multiple tasks at the same time and stay organized.

* Computer knowledge in SAP, Microsoft Office, Windows a plus

TRAVEL:

* Very little travel. Travel may be required during physical inventory.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

LIFTING: Average Weight: 15 lbs. Frequency: Not often

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)

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