Logistics Coordinator

Jurgensen Companies•Cincinnati, OH

24d

About The Position

The Logistics Coordinator oversees transportation-related activities, including daily dispatching and transportation planning for construction materials and equipment. The role allocates trucks and drivers to meet project timelines and customer needs, coordinates deliveries with job sites, and adapts plans to changing conditions, traffic, and last-minute updates. The coordinator processes orders for aggregates, ready-mix concrete, equipment, and other building materials; communicates delivery status and issues to job-site contacts; and coordinates with internal teams, independent truckers, brokers, and haulers. The role also maintains order and delivery documentation, tracks material usage and delivery performance, supports job costing and billing accuracy, and responds to disruptions such as site changes, breakdowns, or weather delays. The position calls for a customer-service-focused, self-starting person with transportation management knowledge, strong communication and problem-solving abilities, and proficiency with relevant software. The employer describes itself as a local, stable company and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certificate.
At least 2 years of commercial transportation experience, including dispatching variable route assignments.
Customer-service-focused mindset and self-starting approach.
Knowledge of transportation management systems.
Communication skills for coordinating with field teams, customers, vendors, and internal teams.
Problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
Time and priority management, attention to detail, and recordkeeping ability.
Software proficiency, such as dispatch software, Excel, GPS tracking tools, or construction ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a lead capacity is desirable.

Responsibilities

Own the daily dispatch schedule for construction materials and equipment.
Allocate trucks and drivers efficiently to meet project-site timelines and customer requirements.
Coordinate with job sites to support on-time deliveries despite changing project conditions, traffic delays, and last-minute changes.
Process orders for aggregates, ready-mix concrete, equipment, and other building materials.
Liaise between internal teams and job sites to ensure materials arrive in the correct sequence and quantity.
Proactively communicate delivery status and issues to foremen, superintendents, and procurement teams.
Maintain relationships with independent truckers, brokers, and haulers.
Source and schedule external carriers when in-house capacity is exceeded, ensuring reliable and compliant transportation partners are used.
Manage order tickets, delivery slips, proof of delivery documents, and other construction documentation.
Track material usage and delivery performance to support job costing and billing accuracy.
Coordinate with accounting and operations on receivables, cost coding, and compliance reporting.
Adjust dispatches and truck assignments in response to site changes, equipment breakdowns, or weather delays.
Resolve day-to-day logistics challenges while minimizing disruption to field operations.
Work with field supervisors to realign delivery schedules and reroute trucks as needed.