Transportation Specialist

Location: Aberdeen, Maryland, United States

Department: Warehouse

Team: Distribution & Warehousing

Pay: pay for this position is $23.50/hr

About the Role

Wayfair is seeking a Transportation Specialist for its warehouse in Aberdeen, Maryland, paying $23.50/hr. This role is pivotal in the Distribution team, focusing on maintaining high delivery standards, improving customer satisfaction, and driving repeat business through an expanding best-in-class logistics network. Specialists will work in physical, asset-based warehouses to speed up deliveries, add services, and minimize damage in the furniture and home goods space. The position demands driven, determined, collaborative individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments. Key responsibilities include transportation and routing support, ensuring efficient operations that delight customers. Join Wayfair's growing team to contribute to innovative logistics solutions and establish a professional home in warehouse operations. This warehouse logistics role emphasizes hands-on involvement in distribution processes, leveraging skills in routing, delivery optimization, and customer-focused improvements specific to Wayfair's operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support transportation and routing operations
• Improve customer satisfaction through efficient deliveries
• Drive repeat business via reliable logistics
• Contribute to speeding up deliveries in the network
• Assist in adding new delivery services
• Help reduce damage in shipments
• Operate within Wayfair's physical warehouses
• Collaborate with the distribution team to meet customer needs
• Maintain best-in-class delivery standards

Required Qualifications

• Driven and determined mindset
• Collaborative team player
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Hard-working individual
• Experience in warehouse or distribution operations
• Knowledge of logistics and transportation processes
• Ability to maintain high delivery standards
• Commitment to customer satisfaction

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in transportation or routing
• Familiarity with asset-based warehouse operations
• Background in furniture or home goods logistics

Required Skills

• Transportation coordination
• Routing optimization
• Logistics network management
• Customer satisfaction focus
• Fast-paced adaptability
• Team collaboration
• Damage reduction techniques
• Delivery speed enhancement
• Warehouse operations
• Asset-based logistics
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Process improvement
• Customer service orientation

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay of $23.50/hr
• Best-in-class customer experience environment
• Opportunity to join a growing logistics team
• Professional home in a fast-paced setting
• Part of innovative warehouse network expansion
• Focus on career growth in distribution operations
• Support for high-impact customer delivery roles

Wayfair is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.