Transportation Specialist

Now hiring a Transportation Specialist

Location West Monroe, LA

Salary: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Shift: 8 AM - 5 PM

Where transportation coordination meets service excellence and regulatory precision.

Build a career at the intersection of logistics, communication, and operational excellence. This Transportation Specialist role is responsible for overseeing daily transportation operations while serving as a key liaison between internal teams and customers. This role combines transportation sales support, route planning, project coordination, and operational leadership. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, disciplined, and proactive-someone who takes ownership of challenges, continuously improves processes, and helps drive the company toward best-in-class transportation performance. When routes, schedules, and service have to align perfectly, you're the one who makes it happen.

Shift Starts. You Take Over.

This is what it takes to work for us.

• Proven experience in transportation management, logistics, or route operations
• Strong understanding of routing, scheduling, and transportation planning
• Experience interacting with customers and supporting sales efforts
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Highly self-motivated, disciplined, and able to work independently
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with transportation systems, routing tools, and Microsoft Office (or similar software)
• Experience in project-based or service-oriented transportation environments (preferred)
• Knowledge of DOT regulations and transportation compliance (preferred)
• Background in continuous improvement or operational excellence initiatives (preferred)

Employee Benefits:

Our client offers a range of competitive benefits to keep their teams happy, healthy, and invested. An outstanding benefits package will be disclosed upon hire. This is a direct-hire position!

Key Responsibilities:

Transportation Operations & Route Management

• Plan, develop, and manage transportation routes to ensure efficiency, safety, and on-time delivery
• Generate and conduct route surveys to evaluate feasibility, cost, timing, and resource needs
• Oversee daily route execution and make real-time adjustments as needed
• Coordinate closely with drivers, dispatch, and operations teams
• Monitor performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve service and efficiency

Sales & Customer Interaction

• Work directly with customers to support transportation sales and service solutions
• Collaborate with sales teams to scope transportation needs and provide operational input
• Assist with pricing, route feasibility, and service planning
• Serve as a professional point of contact for customer transportation-related questions or issues
• Build strong, long-term customer relationships through reliability and responsiveness

Project Planning & Coordination

• Support project planning by providing transportation insight, timelines, and logistical requirements
• Assist in coordinating transportation needs for new customers, expansions, or special projects
• Ensure transportation plans align with overall project goals and deadlines
• Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders throughout project execution

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Troubleshoot transportation challenges as they arise, minimizing service disruptions
• Analyze issues and conduct post-project or post-incident reviews ("lessons learned")
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction
• Promote a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement

Leadership & Collaboration

• Interact daily with drivers, operations staff, sales, and management teams
• Provide guidance and support to ensure team alignment and performance expectations are met
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across departments
• Lead by example with professionalism, discipline, and a solution-oriented mindset

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