Dispatcher plays a vital role in management across the fleet and is a fundamental part of the logistic operations. A dispatch officer is a person whose role is to assign, route, and dispatch emergency or ordinary calls. A dispatch officer ensures that everything operates smoothly across the fleet and as well as in routes. The dispatch officer acts as a point of contact between the drivers who are out for deliveries and the fleet managers. Here is a basic overview of the role of the dispatch officer:
Verifying Orders
A dispatch officer verifies orders, arranges them according to the urgency level, and prepares them for delivery.
Inventories Stock
Monitoring the inventory stock is one of the significant jobs of a dispatch officer. He makes sure the items are ready to be ordered or delivered on time.
Arranging Transportation
A dispatcher officer ensures the safe delivery of the orders by arranging appropriate way of transportation and routing.
Organizing Items
Organizing items according to the order, price, promotions, and weight compliance is the basic role of a dispatcher.
Arranging Shipments
Dispatch officers organize and carry shipments by checking stock to demarcate inventory levels, foreseeing delivery requirements, and placing/expediting orders and ship items by analyzing their destination, route, rate, delivery time, etc.
Verification of the Shipped Items
One of the important tasks of a dispatcher is the verification of the items that are already shipped by matching bills of loading, negotiating quantities, and registering discrepancies to make sure of accurate deliveries.
Communication With The Customers
Dispatch officers keep the customers informed by forwarding notice of item availability, shipment date, process, and current status and answering their queries.
Protection of an Organization’s Information
A dispatcher protects the organization’s prestige by keeping pricing, promotion, purchase order, and credit-limit information confidential.
