Freight Coordinator

Your Job

Anchor Packaging, a Georgia-Pacific company, is now hiring a Freight Coordinator! The successful candidate will be responsible for scheduling, processing, tracking, tracing, and costing of freight from inception to completion as needed.

In addition, they will schedule customer pick up requests, run inventory and shipping reports daily, review and manage shipping of backorders and allocation of inventory to specific customers.

This individual will maintain shipping and status reports for Anchor loads and collaborate with the Traffic Manager in daily troubleshooting as needed.

This position will be at our distribution center in Paragould, AR.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Northeast Arkansas facilities produce plastic packaging products under the Anchor Packaging name.

These manufacturing locations employee ~900 individuals dedicated to applying innovative processes to produce high quality rigid containers and cling film for the food service industry.

What You Will Do


* Coordinate scheduling of pick up and deliveries with the objective of meeting the customer and internal shipping deadlines


* Collaborate between customers, carriers, outside vendors, and other Anchor departments for efficient and timely freight processing


* Coordinate with shipping/warehouse and production teams to pull product to fulfill customer deadlines


* Compile electronic or mechanical freight schedules


* Assist in freight estimates and routes with OTM or manually


* Review and document the freight status and traffic activity in database


* Assist in preparation of freight and traffic plans as needed


* Determine and compute the cost of freight for selected traffic lanes


* Compile orders and obtain approval from customer service when needed to determine short shipping and forwards to ship team


* Review daily traffic schedule and checks related tasks for accuracy


* Prepare Customer Pickup freight documents and materials to ensure specifications are met and distributes to appropriate personnel before established deadline


* Track and report to customer service team on issues and special high-profile shipments


* Identify system processes for problem identification and resolution


* Maintain any special requirements for unique customer requirements and ensure requirements are met with each shipment


* Work closely with local LTL carriers to report daily pickups and monitor special or high-profile shipments

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience in logistics, transportation or supply chain operations


* Experience working in a customer-facing position, both internal and external customers


* Proficient working with Microsoft Suite products (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field of study


* Experience and/or working knowledge of a warehouse or distribution center environme...