Transportation Coordinator

Opportunity, growth, and meaningful rewards! We offer:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay

• *401(k) retirement plan

• *Company paid life insurance

• *Tuition reimbursement

• Employee discounts across all company brands

• Employee assistance program

• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Advertised Compensation: $23.86- $26.51 an hour

Purpose: The Transportation Coordinator at Chicago O'Hare Import Center, coordinates product shipments from production to the end-user and distribution center to distribution center, ensuring that shipments are handled efficiently, safely, and within budget.

Essential Functions:

• Schedules daily and weekly routes and reviews continually for improvement and efficiency
• Tracks orders using functional systems, and looks to enhance existing systems to include advancing technology, such as TMS tracking software ensuring goods are delivered
• Coordinates with DC & warehouse teams to ensure proper storage and distribution of products
• Monitors and reports on transportation costs and industry change impacts
• Ensures shipping documents are properly filed
• Reports maintenance and repair needs for transportation vehicles and equipment
• Conducts regular safety audits on equipment
• Keeps organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders
• Ensures compliance with company policies and shipping legislation

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Director Transportation and Fleet Management

Major interdependencies: Operations, Operational Excellence, Master Data

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment :

• Experience:

• • Requires at least one year of experience executing distribution or inventory management programs
  • In the industry: At least one year of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:

• • Requires knowledge of distribution, inventory management and fleet systems
  • Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of distribution management and to advance the organizations goals
  • Demonstrated history of maintaining positive work environments

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).