Dispatcher

About the Role

Kemps is looking for a Dispatcher to expedite cooler and load-out activities, ensuring finished products are loaded correctly and meet customer order and delivery requirements. This role also involves receiving incoming finished goods and making inventory adjustments through the JDE system. The work schedule is from 5:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates cooler load-out activities to ensure customer orders are loaded in sequence to meet requirements.
• Prints and assembles picking slips in loading sequence for cooler employees; prepares ship/confirms and processes picking documents.
• Selects and assigns customer or branch orders by truck or route as needed.
• Provides delivery drivers and cooler employees with necessary loading procedures and load diagrams for accurate product loading.
• Enters and/or changes internal or external orders into the JDE system to ensure all product sales are on a computerized load-out ticket.
• Coordinates with distribution to resolve customer complaints, special deliveries, and order adjustments.
• Assists cooler leads in directing spotters or yard employees to move trucks or trailers, expediting unload and load processes to meet delivery schedules.
• Receives all incoming finished goods and loads items into the JDE system for accurate inventory counts.
• Enters inventory adjustments (dumps, out-of-code product, reprocess milk, etc.) to ensure proper inventory reflection.
• Performs JDE file maintenance, including new product setup, sequencing, and obsoleting discontinued products.
• Handles other responsibilities as determined by business needs.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Business or Distribution plus 1-2 years of experience in warehousing, dispatch, or transportation, or 3-4 years of experience in these areas.
• Working knowledge of general business concepts and practices, particularly in the dairy industry.
• Familiarity with fundamental mechanical concepts and practices, with an emphasis on dairy industry production practices, processes, and equipment.
• Demonstrated professional oral and written communication skills.
• Efficient computer skills in Excel, Word, and internal software applications.

Pay

$29.00–$32.00