• Efficiently manage and coordinate daily shipping operations, ensuring on-time deliveries to customers using LinkExTMS, Global Trenz, and UniShipper.
• Schedule and dispatch drivers and delivery personnel, optimizing routes for cost-effectiveness and timely deliveries with the assistance of route planning features in LinkExTMS.
• Communicate with drivers, warehouse staff, and customers to provide real-time updates and resolve any issues or delays, utilizing the communication tools in Global Trenz.
• Monitor inventory levels, track shipments, and maintain accurate records using inventory management features in UniShipper.
• Collaborate with procurement and warehouse teams to maintain inventory accuracy and prevent stockouts.
• Perform quality checks on outgoing shipments to ensure product integrity and compliance with company standards.
• Manage and document returns, exchanges, and damaged goods, working closely with customer service to resolve issues.
• File claims for shipping damage and lost shipments, ensuring timely and accurate documentation and resolution.
• Generate shipping reports and provide data analysis to identify areas for improvement and cost reduction.
• Create an average of 200 additional Bill of Ladings (BOL) each month to support increased shipping volume.
• Successfully resolve an average of 50 shipping invoice disputes monthly, ensuring billing accuracy and client satisfaction.
• File claims for approximately 30 shipping damage or lost shipments monthly, overseeing the entire claims process from initiation to resolution.
• Train new dispatch personnel on company policies, procedures, and software systems, including LinkExTMS, Global Trenz, and UniShipper.
• Maintain a safe and organized work environment, adhering to all safety regulations and protocols.
• Linked customer data in the shipping board with the master board.
• Created BOL by using TMS and provided to the production department, customer, and vendor.
• Compared freight quotes in TMS for various carriers, including Tforce, R+L carrier, ESTES, XPO Freight, Roadrunner, Daylight, ABF, Fedex Freight, and SAIA.
• Added shipping bills in Quickbook.
• Sent tracking info to customers via TMS system or manually when necessary.
• Communicated with customers to verify shipping addresses and phone numbers.
• Checked tracking for every shipment and contacted carriers for tracking updates.
• Filed shipping claims for damaged, concealed damage, or lost shipments.
• Checked shipping quotes against invoice rates and applied for shipping discrepancies.
• Added tracking numbers to Magento to provide points for customers.