Logistics Coordinator

Job Details

Description Duties and Responsibilities:

- Interactions for FOB/CIF/DAP

- Monitor documents provided by overseas mills for accuracy and completeness.

- Direct rail pick-ups/port drayage/trucks for CIF shipments and CFS pick-ups for LCL shipments with door deliveries to our facilities or customers.

- Approve brokerage invoices for correct tariff applications and provide exclusion codes by product to broker in event of quarterly quota exhaustion.

- Approve/arrange storage and withholding for consignment releases on cross border moves

- Work with bank on documentary collections payments for paperwork and doc’s release and subsequent submission of endorsed OBL’s to appropriate forwarders

- Ensure timely warehouse receipt of shipment docs for each container pending delivery to all divisions

- Vet and submit related broker/freight costs for payment approval

- Create quoted landed cost sheets for projected business and use by sales to base their margins on

- Provide current and projected ocean/air costs for international shipments

- Receipt of documents

- Organize vessel files for reference/storage

- Vendor relations and carrier selections. Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, carriers, and other logistics partners.

- Monitor and fix shipping errors. Train shipping personnel to fix shipping errors.

- Develop and implement logistics strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

- Ensure all logistics activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.

Required Education And Experience

- 3-5 years’ experience in domestic and international logistics.

- Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Strong attention to detail and accuracy

- Experience with Microsoft Office Suites

- Experience with ERP systems is a plus

- Ability to work independently on assigned duties

- Demonstrates an ability to manage a variety of priorities while meeting deadlines

- Continuous process improvement will be required

- Strong organizational skills

- A positive attitude

- The capacity and desire to learn

- The ability to pass both a pre-employment background and drug screening

Working Conditions

- Manual dexterity for use of computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed

- Ability to speak, hear and interpret sounds and speech

- Must be able to sit, stand and/or walk for up to 8 hours per day, occasionally 8+ hours, occasionally position will require stooping, kneeling or crouching for less than 8 hours per day

- Ability to carry up to 10 lbs.

- Work environment is consistent with an office setting

- Occasional exposure to loud noises

- Occasional Travel