Domestic Logistics Drayage Coordinator

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Manage and execute ocean container booking pickups to meet customer commitments and with LDC colleagues and external suppliers:
  • Dispatch container drayage pickups in a timely and cost-effective manner aligned with drayage carrier capacity commitments, early return dates (ERD’s) and intermodal and port cutoffs.
  • Ensure timely, accurate and complete data entry for container drayage orders into ATLAS.

• Monitor daily drayage carrier and ocean carrier store door pickup performance against ready date and update ATLAS where necessary with container, seal and load date when not automatically populating.
• Manage existing relationships with container drayage carriers and develop new ones to build out capacity.
• Negotiate drayage rates based upon market prices, demand and capacity in consultation with Manager.
• Review, approve and update drayage invoices where accrual does not match supplier invoice with accounting.

• Daily interaction with container drayage truckers on load challenges and problems that arise with respective LDC and dedicated warehouses; Inventory and Sales Management for non-LDC/dedicated warehouses and/or ocean carrier’s teams to ensure intermodal and port cutoffs are met.
• Broader engagement in with the Domestic/International Logistics team:
  • Support day-to-day problem analysis and decision-making;
  • Review physical flow set ups and opportunities to handle shipments more effectively;
  • Help identify, develop, prioritize, and implement process and systems improvements;
  • Cross-train colleagues in container drayage and cross-train in other functions and roles;
  • Model LDC corporate and DNA values and behaviors;
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience 

Minimum five years’ experience directly handling container drayage work within a midsize or larger organization.  

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses 

Bachelor’s Degree, preferred, with concentration in transportation, logistics and/or supply chain management preferred. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands) 

• Personal honesty, competence and integrity in all work performed and engagement with others.  

• Strong communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees as well as outside parties to communicate expectations and make recommendations to facilitate change. 

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to organize multiple responsibilities prioritize workloads and perform multiple tasks simultaneously. 

• Self-directed with a high sense of urgency and strong bias for action in a high-pressure atmosphere on a daily basis. 

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills. 

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows, specifically Excel.  

Company Conformance Statements 

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following: 

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision. 

• Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public. 

• Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company. 

• Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy. 

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What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with Company Match
- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us