International Transportation Logistics Support

Responsibilities

Perform duties required to transport the company's freight and product via motor, rail, and ocean carriers and ensure timely and accurate accounting and payment of invoices. Manage vendor relationships ensuring cost/quality objectives. Coordinate, schedule, document, and manage domestic and international shipments of incoming and outgoing freight and products to/from warehouses, customers, vendors, and mills. Follow company policy and procedures, transportation regulations, and meet internal and external customer delivery expectations.

Maintain shipping cost variables, tariffs, routes, pricing, rates between parties, and fuel surcharge tables. Reconcile inventories, invoices, and purchase orders for over shipments requiring knowledge of accounting principles, terms of purchase, sale, credit, payment, and shipment. Provide problem resolution to disputes, demurrage, claims, diversion and rail equipment issues. Handle customer inquiries for routing, dispatching and rail car location questions. May coordinate with suppliers and sales team to optimize freight and minimize inventory costs. Maintain and gain relevant knowledge that impacts transportation and shipping best practices and innovation. Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.

• Learns mechanics of sales administration, processes routine paperwork and manages orders into automated order entry system.
• Develops working knowledge of Boise products, production processes, product markets and the wood products industry.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: College degree or equivalent work experience in related job function. Working conditions are in an office environment with minimal physical exertion. Bilingual in English/Spanish, including reading and writing is required.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a building materials distribution or transportation role is a plus. Position requires specialized on- the-job training period; candidate must possess or have the willingness to learn a variety of different aspects in the transportation industry. Ability to understand and solve a variety of different mathematical calculations. Effective communication skills, with an emphasis on proofreading, editing, and transportation terminology and bicultural competence. Knowledge in a variety of different computer applications including: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Competencies: Building Partnerships, Building Talent, Coaching, Communication, Continuous Learning, Customer Orientation, Decision Making, Initiating Action, Planning & Organizing, Resolving Conflict, Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills, Work Standards.

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