Job Summary: The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the successful execution of shipments to customers. This role includes the end-to-end process of procuring freight, scheduling shipments, creating documentation, maintaining positive relationships with transportation providers, and ensuring achievement of customer requirements for shipment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Quoting freight rates
• Working with customer service to understand customer needs
• Pulling shipment information from CRM and other systems
• Booking transportation
• Coordinating shipments with production teams
• Confirming shipment information to transportation providers
• Creating documentation for shipments and ensuring availability to customer
• Interfacing with customers, if/when necessary
• Providing freight payables information to accounting team
• Approving freight invoices, as necessary
• Working with transportation providers to understand and/or correct invoices
• Troubleshooting with transportation providers, Forta team, customers
• Day-to-day tasks required to successfully execute shipments
• Successful interactions with transportation providers and positive relationship management
Skills and Abilities Preferred:
• High level of attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are vital for coordinating with providers and internal teams
• Solid understanding of compliance with shipping and safety regulations
• Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Education and Experience:
• 1-2 years of experience preferred
• Experience with full truck and less than truckload execution preferred
• Experience using online technology platforms for freight management preferred
• Experience using systems such as SalesForce.com or ERP systems preferred
• Experience working with 3PLs preferred
Great people, good work environment, good benefits