Coordinator, Linehaul

Company: XPO Logistics
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

Solutions driven success.XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO Logistics, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.As a Linehaul Coordinator, you will set up, oversee, and supervise all aspects of the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) linehaul operation. You will represent our core company values of safety, integrity, commitment and excellence with outside maintenance and truckload vendors. Your leadership and direction will improve the accuracy and timeliness of linehaul projections, helping us to deliver world-class customer service. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity with a company that's clearly going places, join us at XPO. Pay, benefits and more.We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.What you'll do on a typical day:

• Position all shipments in the linehaul operation to ensure timely service
• Handle equipment pools to ensure linehaul and service center goals can be achieved
• Suggest network design changes to improve freight flow productivity
• Oversee daily set up and linehaul operations
• Reduce total company schedules and empty miles to decrease costs without compromising service
• Supervise all activity relating to freight assembly centers and reship operations within your assigned area
• Coach linehaul employees to ensure the cost-effective use of company assets
• Monitor schedules daily to verify load factor and utilization of equipment
• Communicate problems encountered at your assigned service centers; meet with team and/or send information up the chain of command until the problem is resolved
• Ensure all employees under your supervision comply with company policies and procedures
• Provide leadership and direction to improve the accuracy and timeliness of linehaul projections
• Concentrate on the fundamentals of service, quality, administrative compliance, and communication
• Support and demonstrate our core company values of safety, integrity, commitment, and excellence What you need to succeed at XPO:At a minimum, you'll need:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
  • 1 year of related work experience
  • Working knowledge of freight movement systems, methodologies and procedures
  • Familiarity with DOT and Hazmat rules and regulationsIt'd be great if you also have:
    • Availability to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights and weekends
    • Working knowledge of the less-than-truckload industry
    • Solid analytical skills
    • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and delegate workloads, while coaching, developing and leading employees to be their best
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to motivate and influence team members
    • Solid organizational skills with a proven ability to multitaskBe part of something big.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
      The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.
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