Ft Dispatcher - Dc09

Address: USA-NC-Butner-1703 East D Street
Store Code: DC 09 Tran General (7251175)
ADUSA Transportation is the transportation company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing transportation services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Transportation delivers fresh and nonperishable products to local brand stores and supports the sustainability of the supply chain by returning recyclable items to recycling centers for processing. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to become a fully integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. To learn more about our company and the other supply chain companies of Ahold Delhaize USA
PRIMARY PURPOSE
As a dispatcher, you will manage and direct work activities of drivers and coordinate the flow of goods to our retail stores efficiently, safely, and legally for our business. You will serve our customers efficiently and consistently while reducing the cost of deliveries through proper driver and equipment assignments and effectively routing inbound and outbound loads. You will use your skills to reduce road costs through innovate routing decisions which directly affect transportation revenue lines.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet all corresponding time for department start-ups and dispatch times in order to perform and complete all order routing and setup duties
• Assist and help resolve payroll hours through clarification of job assignment
• Set up salvage pick-ups when needed
• Assist drivers when needed
• Complete any required reports assigned
• Effectively manage all aspects of work through use of the Transportation System
• Coordinate and assist in backhauls scheduling and processing by communicating with vendors, perishable, and grocery departments concerning unloading.
• Coordinate with several work units to balance and reach projected daily workloads with contract carriers, including LTL & TL freight.
• Dispatch available grocery/perishables loads and maintain delivery logs for all delivery tickets and outbound/inbound loads as drivers return with delivery tickets to ensure accurate flow of dispatch operations and on time arrivals and departures
• Communicate with other DC’s on backhauls consigned to their facility when applicable
• Ensure compliance with Delhaize America standards in the areas of accuracy, safety and productivity.
• Coordinate work flow with other terminals
• Act as a key contact person for all outside customers, interacting on a daily basis for scheduling pick-ups, deliveries, appointments between retail, for-hire and backhauls.
• Call stores to notify them of delivery schedule changes, delays, early arrivals, or any conflicts with accurate scheduling of deliveries
• Coordinate planning and decision making in order to best aid the flow of operations of various groups throughout distribution
• Assist in coordination receipt of priority loads between merchandisers and warehouse

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly motivated self-starter and team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Able to use personal computer for data entry and research purposes
• Ability to meet production standards set by the company

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to work in a warehouse environment with varying conditions (i.e. cool temperatures, concrete floors, powered industrial trucks)
• Able to reach, stoop, bend and lift up to and including 30 lbs.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of the transportation function along with a working knowledge of DOT regulations and requirements
• Excellent customer service, verbal, and written communication skills
• Highly motivated self-starter and team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Able to use personal computer for data entry and research purposes
• Ability to meet production standards set by the company
• High School Education

We are an organization that values diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law. Our organization is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including applicants. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please email [email protected]
Job Requisition: 309540_external_USA-NC-Butner_4202023