LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Job Description:

The Logistics Coordinator provides creative and efficient transportation solutions for internal and external customers. He/she will work with several departments as well as multiple clients and carriers, ensuring that all import and export traffic gets delivered on time in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses and resolves issues relating to transportation, vendors, import and export, and logistics systems.
• Maintains detailed and accurate logistics data for daily, weekly, and quarterly reports including usage metrics, customer issues and resolutions, training records, work logs, and schedule documentation.
• Communicates with various departments as needed to create comprehensive schedules for business processes such as sales appointments, shipping, and accounting tasks.
• Provides daily comprehensive logistical support for both inbound and outbound shipments, verifies safety procedures and oversees quality assurance.
• Negotiates with suppliers and vendors to increase efficiency, reducing unnecessary steps, and creating innovative solutions for logistical issues.
• Analyzes the financial impact of logistical processes and proposes changes to maximize efficiency with routing, transportation modes, and resources while continuing to meet customer requirements.
• Develops policies, safety procedures, risk management programs, and supply chain processes as needed to increase logistical efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure vendors, carriers, shipping and receiving personnel, and other logistical areas comply with company requirements, documentation, safety standards and legal requirements.
• Audit and assist warehouse personnel with receiving and shipping operations.
• Audit and assist customer service personnel with accurate shipping procedures.
• Create SOP’s when needed.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or GED
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar field
• Ability to work independently, including making decisions affecting company resources
• Excellent problem-solving abilities along with oral and written communication skills
• Experience with scheduling and organizational software programs