Logistics Routing Coordinator

Scheels Company Goals:

We strive to be the best retailer in the USA in the eyes and minds of our customers, associates, and business partners. 

Overview:

The Campus Logistics Routing Coordinator role focuses on problem-solving and coordinating shipping logistics for Scheels stores, ensuring efficient movement of products in and out of locations. The job involves analyzing the best shipping methods, coordinating with vendors and the internal logistics team, and troubleshooting transit-related issues. 

Responsibilities:

• Shipping Method Analysis: Evaluating the most effective method (small package, LTL, or FTL) for product shipments.
• Coordination of BOLs: Setting up Bills of Lading for LTL or FTL shipments to stores or warehouses.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the logistics team, vendors, and stores to manage shipping plans and resolve any issues that arise. Additionally, you will have periodic opportunities to partner with other teams within Operations to contribute to cross-functional projects and enhance overall efficiency. 
• Vendor & Freight Compliance: Ensuring vendors adhere to shipping windows, protocols, and guidelines.
• Claims Management: Filing damage or shortage claims and resolving freight-related issues.
• Tracking & Communication: Monitoring product movement, updating stores on inbound shipments, and providing estimated arrival dates.
• Variance Audit: Review shipping cost variances to check if they are fair. If the updated rates are found to be unfair, file a dispute with the carrier.
• Analytics: Periodically compile data to support decisions about carriers and shipping practices.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, alongside the ability to manage various logistics tasks and resolve shipment issues in a timely manner.

Requirements: 

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency

• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact

• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels

• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback

• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment

• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

Ideal candidates will have experience routing freight or a rudimentary understanding of logistics terminology and practices, however this is not required. In addition, they should be proficient with basic math/excel functions, have great communication skills and be detail oriented.

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation

Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Roles are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates.  Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury  

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.

Salary : $33,600 - $42,600