Transportation Coordinator

Transportation Coordinator

Location:Houston, TX, US, 77070

Workplace Environment: Hybrid

Company: AmeriGas Propane, Inc.

Requisition Number: 27092

Address:

15340 Park Row Blvd

Houston, TX 77084

When you work for AmeriGas, you become a part of something BIG! Founded in 1959, AmeriGas is the nation’s premier propane company, serving over 1.5 million residential, commercial, industrial and motor fuel propane customers. Together, over 6,500 dedicated professionals will deliver over 1 billion gallons of propane from 1,800+ distribution points across the United States.

Job Summary (Purpose):

(TC) are responsible for the daily dispatch and operations of the PTI fleet. TC’s will schedule and coordinate PTI assets to ensure timely delivery of propane and alternative products to both internal and external customers, while executing to the transportation and supply plans.

Key Characteristics:

- Excellent communication skills in order to interface PTI drivers effectively

- Organized to ensure all schedules, inventory levels and orders are completed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Safety First Priorities:

- Promotes and follows the PTI/AmeriGas safety culture and procedures.

- Follows and implements proper procedures for accident, incident and injury reporting.

- Manage & Dispatch deliveries of propane and alternative products:

- Manages daily transport fuel schedule and inventory levels for AmeriGas, takes orders from internal and external customers, contacts shippers to verify supply availability and organizes dispatch to drivers based on operating efficiencies, regulatory compliance and customer requests.

- Dispatch transport drivers in accordance to FMCSA, DOT, and all applicable regulatory and company guidelines.

- Execute data entry accurately and timely of fuel delivery information in the fuel accounting system, dispatch system, and operating system.

- Contact supply sources to confirm product availability to meet scheduled deliveries and administer transport loads based on supply contract guidelines.

- Communicate daily to both drivers and terminal on load information, delivery times, and routes to ensure timely and proper delivery of product.

- Effectively manage inventory demand and generate routes and dispatch.

- Interface with Drivers

- Transport driver supervisor, completes company driver performance evaluations and submits merit for Team Lead approval. Establishes professional working relationship with driver workforce including contractors that maintain driver turnover ratio’s within the company average.

- Process and approve driver payroll, waybill completeness, routing information and bill of ladings as required with accuracy.

- Customer Service

- Must be available for customer service and transport delivery concerns during non-business hours. Customer service functions including tracing and problem resolution.

- Perform research on customer and driver claims and special projects assigned by Team Leaders

- Respond to drivers and customers concerns in a timely manner.

- Asset & Financial Responsibilities:

- Report maintenance problems or inoperable assets to the Fleet Manager and ATM.

- Track and maintain driver/asset combinations for their area.

- Track and maintain current list of transport equipment, drivers, and hours of service.

- Calculates and completes forms for extra freight charges to be applied on line haul movements. Corrects transport carrier billing.

- Approve and complete accessorial billing and update purchase orders in the accounting systems.

- Build and complete FOB, Contract and Routing information of new sale agreements into accounting systems

- Perform routine maintenance and audit of FAST and ERPs for carrier billing

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Establish and maintain long term customer relationships by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations.

- Working knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, Hazardous materials Transportation, OSHA, Labor, Equal Opportunity Employment, Fair Credit, Security, Sarbanes Oxley and all other regulatory laws and guidelines.

- Ability to meet deadlines and multitask. Manage multiple phone lines, return phone calls, and maintain a positive attitude.

- Ability to take on-call schedule and after hours responsibilities as scheduled.

- Must have working knowledge MS Office, PC skills, and adept at learning various software applications.

- Must be able to accurately enter data into the assigned systems.

- Ability to understand Supply Plans

Education and Experience Required:

- Two years of transportation, dispatch, or similar operational experience.

- Two Year Business Degree

- Experience with working directly with customers and customer service related industry

Working conditions:

- Houston Office, no travel

AmeriGas Propane, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class in its practices.

AmeriGas is a Drug Free Workplace. Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and a criminal background check. Successful applicants shall be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment, and if hired, shall be subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with AmeriGas policies. As a federal contractor that engages in safety-sensitive work, AmeriGas cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician. Similarly, applicants for such positions who are actively using medical marijuana may be denied hire on that basis.

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