Project Coordinator -- Transportation Spend Management (TPS)

Description

The TSM Project Coordinator oversees the strategic movement of high visibility complex logistics shipments and requirements. This role ensures CDW complies with customer and SLA requirements, serves as a liaison between multiple internal and external partners, manages carrier performance, provides weekly updates, resolves customer satisfaction-related issues, and supports Sales, Services, TSM, and Shipping departments.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to track and manage large, highly visible, and complex project rollouts to ensure customer service level agreements and project requirements are successfully met.
• Manage carrier performance through tracking and collaborate with Claims Analyst to identify quality carriers for each specialized project.
• Provide and present weekly updates on all active projects to management.
• Perform freight price matrixes for customer projects.
• Manage freight costs for large roll-outs to ensure projects stay within budget.
• Interpret complex tariff requirements.
• Manage all Transportation Reporting for projects.
• Able to work on tight deadlines.
• Ensure projects adhere to project expectations, assess project risks and issues, and provide solutions where applicable.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience in Project Management.
• Ability to thoroughly interpret complex carrier tariffs.
• Must be detail-oriented and well-organized.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a wide audience of internal/external stakeholders.
• Ability to do in-depth research, multi-task, and work with a sense of urgency.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Proficient in Cognos and ProClarity reporting.
• Basic Financial Acumen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• In-depth understanding of freight rates and proposals.
• Experience with software database programs (SQL, Access, Pyramid, Power BI, or Cubes).

Pay

$25.00 - $28.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Schedule

Remote -- 8am - 5pm CST

Benefits

ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.