Transportation Dispatch-Austin, MN or Willmar, MN

CENTRALIZED TRANSPORTATION DISPATCH - LOGISTICS - CORPORATE OFFICE (AUSTIN OR PREFERRED-WILLMAR, MN)

About Hormel Foods — 

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.  For more information, visit hormelfoods.com.

 Relocation is not eligible for this role. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Dispatch around 15,000 customer delivered loads in Minnesota and Wisconsin annually.
• Serve as dispatch operations liaison between Hormel enterprise and motor carrier partners.
• Coordinate freight transportation based upon ship location.
• Analyze order quantity, destination, weight, delivery date and product type to determine consolidation and efficiency via transportation management systems.
• Source carriers based upon cost, service reliability, equipment availability and past performance history.
• Create solutions to challenges that effect on time delivery to customers and distribution networks.
• Able to work overtime when required and potential weekend rotation.
• Miscellaneous projects as assigned by CT management to fulfill needs of department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated dependability due to transactional customer service requirements for this position.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills: ability to communicate with clarity and diplomacy with time sensitive/challenging issues.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability to initiate appropriate action independently.
• Proven ability to multitask with a high degree of accuracy.
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. 

Preferred

• Blue Yonder Transportation Management System (TMS) or alternate TMS experience, and or motor carrier dispatch experience.
• Proficiency in order processing systems.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to learn and use custom computer programs. 
• Experience with mainframe/WMS systems.

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.  The base hiring pay range for this role is between $20.25-$28.50 per hour, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

Other components of Hormel Foods’ total compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, paid vacation, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects.  We offer a space of support, understanding, and community.  We are committed to the journey!  Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.