Logistics Specialist

Your Job

KBX Logistics is looking for Logistics Specialists to join our team. Whether you are new to the transportation/logistics industry or have experience, we have opportunities available for you!

At KBX Logistics, we strive to match our available opportunities with your individual skills and interests to help you find a role that will be fulfilling.

All Logistics Specialist roles are located out of our Green Bay, WI office, with an opportunity to work up to three days per week from home and two days per week or more in office.

We are looking to add new team members in the following area:

• Outbound/inbound/dedicated planning: This position will manage the transportation process and own planning the freight in and out specific plants/mills/distribution centers for our core customer.

Our Team

KBX Logistics is a leader in supply chain logistics, delivering advantaged solutions to customers. Using over 100 years of shipper-focused logistics management experience, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative data analytics solutions, KBX Logistics enhances service, increases capacity, and reduces costs for freight logistics in a safe, sustainable, and efficient way.

Offerings include rail, truckload, flatbed, expedited, dry and liquid bulk, drayage, less-than-truckload, asset management, global project cargo, specialty equipment services, and more. KBX Logistics is a subsidiary of KBX, a Koch Industries Inc. company. For more information on KBX, visit http://www.kbx.com.

What You Will Do

• Plan freight: manage the transportation process for specific plants/mills/distribution centers or for customer accounts requiring specialized equipment

• Manage carrier pools: ensure necessary transportation equipment is available at each location and proactively identify gaps to prevent loading issues

• Build relationships: build and sustain positive relationships with internal and external customers, teammates, and carriers

• Analyze market trends: leverage available data to identify trends that will assist in negotiation of spot quote process and improved service and/or cost

• Critical thinking: resolve unplanned events with carrier, such as on time delivery delays and accessorial charges

• Act with compliance: understand and facilitate compliance with all state and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations

• Identify process improvements: utilize available system tools to manage cost, service, and capacity through optimization processes

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) or professional work experience

• Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word to write business correspondence, Excel for use of spreadsheets, reporting and simple formulas, and Outlook for internal and external correspondence

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience dispatching or planning in the Transportation/Logistics industry

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, KBX provides the global transportation, logistics and technology solutions that help our customers deliver life's essentials to people all over the world. We develop and deploy cutting-edge technologies to deliver better solutions for increasingly complex supply chains. Our team of tenacious problem-solvers are driven to create real, long-term value for our customers.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf