Intermodal Dispatcher

**Job Overview** Join our dynamic logistics team as an Intermodal Dispatcher, where you'll be at the heart of coordinating freight movements across multiple transportation modes. This energetic role involves managing the seamless flow of shipments between rail, truck, and port facilities, ensuring timely deliveries and optimal fleet utilization. As an Intermodal Dispatcher, you will leverage your transportation planning expertise and analysis skills to solve complex logistical challenges, all while maintaining excellent communication with carriers, drivers, and clients. Your proactive approach will keep our supply chain running smoothly and efficiently. **Duties** * Coordinate and schedule intermodal freight shipments utilizing transportation management systems such as Oracle Transportation Management and SyteLine * Monitor GPS and GIS data to track fleet movements and optimize routing strategies in real\-time * Communicate effectively with drivers, carriers, and warehouse teams via multi\-line phone systems, ensuring clear instructions and updates * Manage shipping \& receiving documentation, data entry, and freight status updates with precision and attention to detail * Utilize analysis skills to troubleshoot delays, resolve dispatching issues, and improve overall logistics workflows * Maintain accurate records of shipment statuses, fleet management activities, and related logistics data in AS400 or similar systems * Ensure compliance with safety regulations, phone etiquette standards, and company policies during all dispatching activities **Requirements** * Proven experience in transportation management systems such as Oracle Transportation Management or similar platforms * Strong knowledge of GIS, GPS technology, and transportation planning principles within a supply chain context * Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle multi\-line phone systems professionally * Demonstrated analysis skills for troubleshooting freight issues and optimizing dispatch operations * Proficiency in data entry, typing accuracy, and using logistics software like SyteLine or AS400 * Familiarity with freight shipping \& receiving procedures, fleet management practices, and 3PL (third\-party logistics) operations * Ability to work in a fast\-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and adhering to safety standards Join us as an Intermodal Dispatcher and be a vital part of a forward\-thinking team dedicated to excellence in logistics! Your expertise will drive efficiency across our supply chain network while providing exceptional service to our partners. Job Type: Full\-time Pay: $27\.86 \- $33\.55 per hour Work Location: Hybrid remote in Prospect Heights, IL 60070