Specialist Commodities Distribution
 The Hershey Company | |
paid time off, 401(k)
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 United States, Pennsylvania, Hershey | |
 Nov 04, 2026 | |
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Note: If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career's website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately. Specialist Commodities Distribution Posted Date: Nov 4, 2026 Requisition Number: 130998 Location: Hershey, PA or Remote At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey's enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference-locally and globally-is part of how we do business every day. How will you fit in the big picture?
The Domestic Transportation, Specialist Commodities Distribution, is responsible for managing and optimizing commodity inbound shipments across the U.S., ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant pick-up and delivery performance. This role coordinates daily shipments, partners with Uber Freight, 3PLs, carriers, and plants and monitors KPIs such as on-time delivery and transit times and resolves service issues to maintain service. By analyzing transportation data, improving routing and load planning, and collaborating with service teams, the specialist supports both operational efficiency and strategic supply chain goals, directly impacting cost control, reliability, and trust. What will you do?
*Ensure On-Time Pick-ups and Deliveries - Manage and monitor shipments to consistently meet service-level agreements and pick-up and delivery commitments.
*Optimize Transportation Efficiency - Analyze shipment data to improve routing, carrier utilization, and load planning, reducing transit times and costs.
*Carrier Relationship Management - Coordinate with carriers to schedule pickups, track shipments, and resolve service issues, ensuring reliable performance.
*Performance Reporting & Continuous Improvement - Track and report transportation KPIs and drive corrective actions.
*Communication & Issue Resolution - Act as a key liaison between transportation, material management, and plants to proactively address shipment concerns and maintain customer satisfaction. Minimum Requirements
Benefits and Perks
At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.
Benefits may vary based onrole, location, and eligibility. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $63,440 to $79,300per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of jobrelated factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performancebased incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial wellbeing (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey's benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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