Gulf Winds International, Inc. was founded in April 1996. The idea was to develop a full-service, third-party logistics company that would focus on warehousing, container drayage, and truckload solutions.

Today Gulf Winds is the leading intermodal drayage and warehousing provider in the Gulf region with over 450 trucks and operating over 1.2 million square feet of Port Houston warehouse space. By any measurement standard, Gulf Winds is a remarkable success story. In just a few years, the company has grown from only four employees with one account to over 250 employees with strategic locations in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Mobile, and Memphis.

Purpose of Position
The Dispatcher position is responsible to ensure timely, accurate and efficient service to GWI customers and drivers. Requires strong problem-solving skills, leadership, mentoring abilities, multi-tasking and superior communications ability.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure Independent Contractor satisfaction by facilitating load distribution.
• Achieve driver retention and growth goals by ensuring driver success while maintaining strong relationships with the independent contractors and employee drivers.
• Work closely with critical departments (e.g., Safety, Driver Recruitment, Customer Service, Sales) to best serve our drivers (independent contractor and employee) and internal and external customers.
• Promote a culture of Operational Excellence focused on safety and quality.
• Execute daily workload while ensuring customer requirements are met to achieve World Class service.
• Track and manage all equipment currently under dispatch to ensure proper utilization.
• Cross-train to cover workload distribution when any other Dispatch team member is out.
• Openly communicate challenges/opportunities as they arise along with creative solutions to overcome.
• Manage cost with a focus to increase profitability of the terminal as well as minimizing cost to our customers.
• Regular oversight to Independent Contractors HOS, prior to dispatching.
• Manage quarterly KPIs to support company goals.

Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Organizational skills.
• Must possess professional communication & writing skills
• Must be a self-starter and willing to work with minimal supervision
• Problem Resolution Skills
• Computer skills (Internet and Prism Software preferred)
• Must be computer literate with MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Logistics and Intermodal experience preferred
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be dependable and able to work independently
• Previous Transportation experience preferred