Commercial Coordinator

Eco-Bat Technologies LTD•Dallas, TX

12d

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to provide entry-level, cross-functional support to the RMP Metal Buying, Commercial Accounts, and Transportation teams within Ecobat's North America Commercial function, while developing the skills and market knowledge needed to advance. This is a structured developmental position: the incumbent will rotate through both disciplines over an approximate 12–24 month period, building competency in procurement, logistics, customer service, and supplier/carrier relationship management. This position reports to the Director of North America Commercial.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, logistics, or related field required.
0–2 years of relevant experience.
Strong interest in pursuing a career in metal buying or transportation/logistics within a commodity or industrial environment.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with willingness to build relationships with suppliers and carriers under supervision.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data trackers, spreadsheets, and ERP systems (SAP preferred, but not required at entry).
Ability to coordinate and communicate across functional and departmental lines.
Comfortable with ambiguity and eager to learn in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Highly organized, with strong time management skills to manage rotational assignments across two functions.
Ability to travel occasionally for training, site visits, or business purposes.

Nice To Haves

Internship or co-op experience in procurement, logistics, or scrap/recycling industries a plus.

Responsibilities

Rotate through structured assignments supporting both the Metals Buying, Transportation, and Customer Account functions, with exposure to procurement cycles, carrier negotiations, customer order fulfillment, plant operations, and cross-team planning meetings.
Shadow the Metal Buyers, Transportation Coordinators, and Commercial Account Analysts on supplier/carrier calls, negotiations, and plant site visits to build practical, hands-on knowledge of the business.
Serve as a fill-in for these functions when existing team members are out of the office on leave.
Assist in tracking spent battery and scrap lead purchase volumes against facility production targets.
Monitor published market indexes and compile pricing data against Ecobat’s own purchasing data to compare prior purchase decisions and inform future pricing for negotiations.
Support supplier onboarding through Exiger compliance software and maintain accurate records in ZOHO.
Assist with SAP data entry and extraction to review historical performance and prepare reports to management to aid in regular performance reviews and departmental meetings.
Assist in scheduling and tracking inbound/outbound shipments of spent batteries, refined lead, and other materials as needed.
Help monitor dock performance to aid in evaluation of carrier detentions and efficient dock performance, escalating delays or issues to the Transportation Coordinator.
Support freight invoice review and basic reconciliation against negotiated rates.
Aid in maintaining transportation records in SAP/TMS and assist with carrier compliance documentation.
Assist in scheduling and tracking outbound shipments of finished goods (Lead, Plastic, Salt).
Work with the production team to ensure customer orders are being produced ahead of required deliveries.
Track and monitor daily, weekly, monthly performance to ensure On Time Delivery targets are met.
Attend Sales & Operations Planning meetings to learn how monthly volume targets are set and translated into buying and freight decisions.
Act as a liaison between the functions for day-to-day coordination items, escalating substantive issues to the Metal Buyer or Transportation Coordinator.
Provide general administrative and analytical support to both roles as workload requires.