Transportation Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

ENGEL embodies a spirit of innovation, built on decades of experience. With a dynamic workplace, ENGEL is the injection molding industry leader in technological advancements, ensuring sustainable global growth. The ENGEL company history is a success story that we keep on writing everyday together with our employees.

Do you have what it takes to spur game-changing innovation, generate creative solutions and add world-class value to our customers? Then get ready to join the ENGEL team and become part of the next chapter in our history as we continue to grow the business in North America!

ENGEL Machinery North America has a job opportunity for a Transportation Coordinator. ENGEL provides excellent benefits including health, dental and vision insurance all upon first day of hire (no waiting period and very robust coverage at an affordable price), 401k with match, over 3 weeks’ PTO, employer paid life insurance, long and short-term disability, and an employee-centric environment.

POSITION INFORMATION

Job Summary:

The Transportation Coordinator coordinates the importing, transporting and rigging of Engel products including machines, robots and automation. Obtains quotes from vendors and works with sales and customers to successfully deliver ENGEL products in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the timely delivery of machines, robots and automation.

• Maintains delivery schedules and tracks deliveries to ensure customer expectations are met.
  • Updates and provides tracking information to customers, both internal and external.
  • Monitors and reports issues such as damages, accidents and safety.
  • Handles customer complaints and assists the Customer Service Division in reconciling damages to equipment and related delivery issues.
• Acts as expert in the understanding and application of INCOTERMS.

• Negotiate contracts with outside transportation companies, including ENGEL manufacturing locations.
• • Analyzes delivery and rigging costs and recommends more cost effective methods of transportation.
  • Maintains vendor relationships.
  • Works closely with the ENGEL production plants to provide fair transportation revenue splits.
• Responsible for customs compliance.
  • Maintains internal documentation, processes, procedures to ensure ENGEL is compliant with all US and Canadian customs requirements.
  • Responsibility for the relationship and operating procedures with customs brokers to ensure ENGEL is compliant with all US and Canadian customs requirements.

• Prepares reports.
  • Maintains delivery schedules, tracks deliveries to ensure customer expectations are met. Reports on such.
  • Maintains responsibility for the profitability of the transportation/rigging cost center

• Arranges transport of equipment and material for trade shows such as MD&M, NPE, etc.

• Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by a supervisor.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Training Requirement:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Business related degree is a plus

Experience:

• An understanding and/or experience in B2B transactions, including purchasing, quoting, shipping, rigging, customs documentation, dispatching, purchasing and negotiating experience. International transportation experience would be a plus
• Customer service and support experience

Licenses/Certifications:

• Brokers License is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Microsoft Office, CRM, SAP, US Customs ACE portal
• Good communication skills to exchange/supply information are necessary as this role interacts with other employees within Engel as well as externally with suppliers and customers.
• INCOTERMS expertise

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal travel required

Mental Requirements:

Physical Requirements:

Sitting at a computer and keyboarding is required for more than 2 hours at a time on a continuous basis. Ability to speak on the phone on a continuous basis is required. Attends conferences, between 1 and 2 hours in length, on an occasional basis.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties of the position.

WHY ENGEL? The ENGEL group has been thriving for decades. This is because as a family-run company, we rely on long-standing relationships and aim to live up to our own exacting standards of expertise and experience in all fields of plastics processing. We see ourselves as a driving, innovative force that has continually set new standards in a dynamic and diverse industry. Our competitive edge has come from generating added value for customers worldwide.

ENGEL attaches great importance to flexibility, innovation and self-responsibility of all of its employees and business units. This is the only way to consistently supply and guarantee results of the highest global standards.

ENGEL offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees, including: health, dental, LTD and life insurance, 401k with match, contribution to HSA, Dependent and Health FSA, vacation pay and holiday pay. We are looking forward to receiving your application and resume and going over the position with you.

ENGEL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protective veteran status or any other category protected by state or local laws.

ABOUT THIS COMPANY ENGEL is a global leader in the manufacture of plastics processing machines. Today, the ENGEL Group offers a full range of technology modules for plastics processing as a single source supplier: Injection molding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, and automation. In 2016/2017 ENGEL’s turnover totaled approximately 1.36 billion euros worldwide, with 5,900 employees across nine production plants in Europe, North America and Asia (China and Korea), and subsidiaries and representatives in more than 85 countries. ENGEL offers its customers the excellent global support they need to compete and succeed with new technologies and leading-edge production systems.