POSITION OVERVIEW: Reporting to the Sr. Logistics Manager. This role will focus on providing administrative support to the Inland Transportation department. This role will also update and maintain periodic transportation performance status reports, presented to upper management and company stakeholders. The successful candidate will have strong leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to manage internal and external relationships.
The primary duty of this role is office/non-manual work directly related to management or general business operations of the employer. This role includes discretion and independent judgement in matters of significance. This is an exempt, onsite position.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Vendor invoice validation and processing
- Freight claims management
- Transportation Management System administration support
- Transportation execution support
- Process freight payment in the Transportation Management System (Batch)
- Carrier management support for pricing, contracting and rate management
- Track on weekly basis the volumes generated by different load groups to evaluate volume, prices variations, origins/destinations, and any additional information to track and understand variations to take decisions
- Investigate and file claims to carriers
- Transportation cost analysis for common, dedicated, and private fleets; weekly data validation and entry for dedicated fleet costs
- Prepare weekly KPI reports that track service, issues and other information that can show the performance from Transportation team
- Monitor routing guide compliance and cost
- Other duties as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent applicable experience required
- 3 years’ relevant experience required; transportation or shipping
- Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus
- Full cycle of A/P experience is a plus
- Claims or collections experience, vendor interaction
- Strong relationship building and customer service skills a must
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in taking initiative and making appropriate decisions. Planning and organizing skills essential.
- Strong detail orientation and communication skills essential
- Proficiency with computer systems and applications (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint essential)
- Proven ability to take direction from multiple sources
- Ability to show personal initiative and commitment
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:
- Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
- Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
- Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
This position requires satisfactory passing of a drug test in accordance with Florida Statute § 440.102.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Chiquita Brands

With a workforce on five continents, our employees possess diverse skills, education, talents and interests.Our people provide the expertise and enthusiasm —Chiquita provides big opportunities. Together , we're one of the world's best-known and most-loved brands.
At Chiquita, we take great pride in having a flat organizational structure in which our employees drive our business with unmatched entrepreneurial spirit. When you work at Chiquita, you’re an important part of our global effort to improve the world’s nutrition with healthy, fresh foods. We’re driven by passion and guided by our core values of Integrity, Respect, Opportunity and Responsibility.
Our leadership is accessible for their expertise and support, but it is our employees who drive our business. As a result of the high level of responsibility and expectations put on employees at all levels, Chiquita employees are passionate about their work. They enjoy collaborating with other people around the globe on initiatives that directly impact our products, our brand and our company.
Company Website: www.chiquita.com
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