DISPATCHER - Milan, TN

Empowering people who build the future.

Position located at Milan, TN

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Arranges shipments by checking stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating delivery requirements; placing and expediting orders. Daily reports on what items are being shipped and preliminary shipment bundles have been assigned. Needs to arrange for carrier to deliver steel or segment out shipments where the customer has already arranged for delivery with their own carrier.

Verify delivery instructions and times that the customer has requested

Monitoring availability of truck, rail and barge shipments and dispatching carriers, generating shipping documents and directing the loading of steel

Will negotiate freight rates with local carriers

Qualifications and Educational requirement(s):

High school diploma and 2 years of related experience (i.e., storeroom, logistics, inventory management, shipping, etc.)

Skills & Abilities:

Documentation Skills, Data Entry Skills, Telephone Skills, Informing Others, Listening, Verbal Communication, Energy Level, Multi-tasking, Dependability, Reporting Skills

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

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