Transport Coordinator

The Shaw Group Limited is one of Eastern Canada's leading natural resource manufacturers and land developers, employing approximately 600 people and producing nearly 1,000 individual products. With a rich 160-year history, the company has a reputation for reliable products, strong leadership, and innovation.

**Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate outside transportation
- Work with Dispatch, Customer Service and Procurement to coordinate inbound and outbound transportation via outside carriers.
- Build and maintain relationships with transportation partners. Develop expertise in local and long-distance carriers and their capabilities.
- Manage transactions including purchase order requisition and payment.
- Create and aintain reporting on transportation activity, revenue and cost.

**Fleet administration**:

- Become the expert on dollars in and dollars out to ensure accurate transport administration and reporting related to revenue and expense.
- Manage purchasing via PO requisitions, receipts and invoice payment for truck maintenance, repair and supply related to our internal fleet.
- Invoice external customers and track related receivables.
- Review and create reporting related to internal revenue and expenses.
- Create and maintain reporting on transport productivity and service metrics.
- Support development of maintenance and inspection schedules

**Safety and Compliance**
- Become proficient in fleet management regulations, maintain driver and truck records and support licensing and renewal schedules to ensure compliance.
- Support the hazard ID reporting and communication process along with related action items.
- Lead the development of safe work procedure documentation related to transportation operations and load securement.

**Teamwork**:

- Proactively communicate status and service with other Shaw departments, with our driver team, with our customers and with our suppliers.
- Support Transport Team Members as needed with payroll entry and maintenance, vacation backfill and other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- Proficient use of various office based software including Microsoft Office 2007
- Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Embody a customer focused attitude and understand the importance of our internal and external customers
- Prior experience with a transportation company is preferred but not essential.