Expeditors

Centralized Dispatcher

Expeditors  •  Charlotte, NC (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Expeditors is a leader in the international transportation industry looking for motivated team players who desire a challenging and rewarding place to work. Expeditors culture of organic growth and promotion from within attracts the highest caliber employees.

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

  • 15,000 trained professionals
  • 250+ locations worldwide
  • Fortune 500
  • Globally unified systems

Job Description

The Centralized Dispatcher is responsible for the daily planning, dispatch, and execution of dedicated driver capacity supporting the Dedicated Cartage Program. The primary focus of this position is to build and manage an efficient daily driver plan based on booked loads while maximizing dedicated capacity and meeting customer service commitments.

This position serves as the central communication point between drivers, carrier partners, customer shipping teams, and internal operations.

  • Review booked loads and build the daily operating plan for dedicated drivers, considering pickup and delivery requirements, customer cut times, geography, driver availability, equipment, and positioning.
  • Protect scheduled milk-run and fixed-time commitments while maximizing productive use of dedicated capacity.
  • Prioritize dedicated drivers before utilizing supplemental or overflow capacity.
  • Dispatch drivers and maintain accurate schedules and load assignments within applicable transportation management systems.
  • Communicate start times, load assignments, route changes, and special requirements to drivers.
  • Monitor daily execution, including driver arrival, pickup, delivery, delays, detention, and other operational exceptions.
  • Proactively adjust driver schedules when loads, customer requirements, or operating conditions change.
  • Coordinate with customer shipping teams and carrier partners to maintain service commitments and resolve issues.
  • Ensure drivers follow established program and carrier SOPs, including required DVIRs, driver logs, fueling, and documentation.
  • Complete daily operational closeout and identify outstanding loads, exceptions, or capacity issues requiring follow-up.
  • Identify opportunities to improve driver utilization, reduce empty miles, and improve overall program efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Previous dispatch, routing, or transportation planning experience.
  • LTL, dedicated transportation, cartage, or warehouse operations experience preferred.
  • Experience coordinating multiple drivers and time-sensitive shipments.
  • Familiarity with dispatch and transportation management systems such as TMW.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, and related business applications.
  • Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to manage changing priorities and resolve operational issues in a fast-paced transportation environment.

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits to long-term, full time employees:

  • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
  • Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
  • Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Training and Personnel Development Program

This opportunity does not sponsor work visas and has no relocation assistance.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Expeditors

About Expeditors

Expeditors is a Fortune 500 service-based logistics company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA. At Expeditors, we generate highly optimized and customized supply chain solutions for our clients with unified technology systems integrated through a global network of over 350 locations in 100+ countries on six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.

We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers'​ supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors'​ comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.

To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.

At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."​

Industry
Transportation & Logistics
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Bellevue, Washington
Year Founded
1979
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