Traffic Coordinator

Cabinetworks Group Traffic Coordinator

At Cabinetworks Group, our shared purpose is to bring the kitchen to life. We design and manufacture the most comprehensive choice of kitchen cabinets in the country across our brands that include iconic leaders like KraftMaid, Medallion and Merillat. We are America's largest privately held cabinetmaker, a best-in-class team of over 6,000 team members across 20 locations, including 15 manufacturing facilities.

Wage Range: $24.00 to $30.00 per hour, plus annual bonus

Directly supports all Traffic operations with the Waconia, MN plant including booking shipments and creating shipping paperwork. Proactively assists the department and plant in the execution and maintenance of a "Center-Led" Logistics and Transportation Program. Assists in the development and maintenance of Traffic tasks in the Waconia Plant identifying efficiencies and improvements for execution. Actively interfaces, as directed, with Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Operations to communicate inefficiencies or improvements.

Principal Functional Responsibilities:

• Works with Production to ensure orders are closed and trucks leave the plant in a timely manner Review open order reports
• Produce paperwork into truck specific shipments to facilitate production, loading and delivery of product
• Point person for LTL shipment and paperwork creation
• Facilitate last minute scheduling/traffic address changes for plant
• Help monitor hot shipments out of plants. Communicates to Care/Sales
• Research lost or damaged product by tracing with carriers and final mile facilities
• Track and archive past truck paperwork. Update shipping statistics to Traffic Manager for facility
• Communicate shipment delays associated with traffic in a timely manner to Customer Care
• Support the plant and shipping departments
• Claims filing and missing item research
• Point person in Traffic for Parcel shipping and reschedules
• Other duties as directed by the Operations/Plant Manager/Logistics Manager
• Back up the Sr. Traffic Coordinator when away which include:
• Updating trailer inventory, loaded and empty
• Ensure loaded trailers and picked up on time and on schedule
• Local inbound shipment coordination
• Setup local driver shipments
• Schedule deliveries for our local drivers
• Monitor Customer Pickups (CPU's) and notify customers when ready
• Monitor open order reports and communicate out delays if necessary
• Final Mile point of contact for Final Mile team

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• High School diploma required
• Experience in an office type setting required. 2+ years traffic and shipping experience
• Ability to work cross-functionally with minimal supervision
• Attention to detail
• Excellent customer and client service skills
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrated proactive analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience working in a manufacturing industry and or a 3PL (Third Party Logistics) Provider

At Cabinetworks, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental support programs, and company-paid life and disability benefits. Eligibility and plan provisions may vary.

Cabinetworks Group (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.