Senior Logistics Coordinator, Freight Procurement, Backhaul

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor freight load boards, transportation marketplaces, customer portals, and brokerage platforms to identify freight opportunities that align with DSV's transportation network and available equipment.
• Secure profitable backhaul freight to minimize deadhead miles and maximize fleet utilization.
• Drive fleet utilization objectives by strategically procuring freight that maximizes available truck and trailer capacity, with the goal of maintaining approximately 95% truck utilization while minimizing empty miles.
• Source less-than-truckload (LTL), partial truckload, and full truckload freight to optimize available truck and trailer capacity.
• Evaluate freight opportunities based on profitability, lane compatibility, customer requirements, transit times, equipment availability, and operational constraints.
• Negotiate freight rates, accessorial charges, and service requirements with freight brokers, shippers, customers, and third-party logistics providers.
• Partner with dispatch, operations, and driver leaders to identify available truck capacity and strategically match freight to available equipment.
• Analyze freight lanes, market trends, seasonal demand, transportation pricing, and capacity trends to identify recurring freight opportunities and improve network efficiency.

• High school diploma or equivalent required;
  Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in transportation operations, dispatch, freight brokerage, freight procurement, logistics coordination, or an asset-based trucking environment.
• Experience utilizing freight load boards such as DAT, Truckstop, or similar transportation marketplaces.
• Experience sourcing truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and partial freight opportunities.
• Experience negotiating freight rates and transportation services.
• Working knowledge of freight procurement, backhaul planning, fleet utilization, capacity planning, and transportation operations.
• Knowledge of transportation routing, freight markets, pricing strategies, and operational planning.
• Experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in an asset-based trucking or dedicated fleet environment preferred.
• Experience developing broker and customer relationships to secure freight opportunities preferred.
• Understanding of FMCSA regulations, Hours of Service requirements, and DOT transportation compliance preferred.