Additional Considerations (if any): Daytime Shifts - At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other. Job Description: Job Title: Incoming Freight Coordinator Department: Chariton Inbound Freight FLSA: Non-Exempt General Function: Contacts outside carriers and negotiates pick-up and delivery of products to the Hy-Vee’s Distribution Centers. Processes Invoices. Works with procurement to efficiently bring product. Core Competencies + Partnerships + Growth mindset + Results oriented + Customer focused + Professionalism Reporting Relations: Accountable and Reports to: Director of Inbound Freight and Inbound Freight Assistant Department Manager Positions that Report to you: None Primary Duties and Responsibilities: + Receives purchase orders from purchasing and utilizes that information to find carriers to pick up freight. Invoices negotiations of freight rates and pickup and delivery times. + Returns phone calls/emails and maintains communication with trucking companies, vendors and Hy-Vee purchasing keeping everyone informed. + Coordinates shipper information with carrier and/or dispatch. + Assists in calling for truck capacity for all areas in which Hy-Vee is picking up freight. + Invoice reconciliation. + Investigate and process detention requests. + Required to rotate the department after-hours phone. + Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Secondary Duties and Responsibilities: + Track and update vendor allowances. + Monitors freight exception reports. + Coverage for other desks in the department during holidays and vacations. + Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics: + Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; logical thinking to solve problems; interpret instructions. + Must have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages. + Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; make appointments; and guide people and provide basic direction. Education and Experience: + High School or equivalent experience. + One to three years of similar or related work experience. Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports): None Physical Requirements: + Must be physically able to perform sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary works involves sitting most of the time. + Visual requirements include vision from 20 inches or less to 10 feet or more with or without correction. + Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Fingering, talking, hearing and repetitive motions. Working Conditions: The duties of this position are performed in an office setting. There is frequent pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks in a day. Are you ready to smile, apply today.