Job Title: Logistics Administrator: IV (Lead)
Location: Lincoln, NE - Onsite
Duration: Contract - 6 months
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Transportation Logistics Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in truck transportation, carrier negotiations, freight pricing, and TMS updates and a proven ability to optimize cost and service while ensuring accurate freight rates and compliant shipment execution.
Responsibilities:
- Support the enterprise transportation carrier management strategy through rate negotiations, relationship and capacity management, shipment execution, carrier segmentation, and spend management.
- Negotiate rates and contract terms with carriers and drive load pairing and backhaul opportunities across product lines.
- Analyze transportation operations to identify and implement process and cost improvements under general supervision.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on transportation markets and rates and ensure third-party transportation relationships are profitable and accretive to business unit earnings.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proficiency in carrier negotiations, freight pricing, and rate management for truck transportation.
- Ability to analyze transportation data to drive process, cost, and service improvements.
- Experience monitoring carrier KPIs and implementing corrective actions to meet service expectations.
- Experience with TMS updates and documentation, including contracts, freight rates, volume estimates, and invoice resolution.
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with Master Mind or comparable TMS platforms.
- Grain commodity trading exposure within agricultural or energy logistics.
Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
