Ocean Logistics Sourcing Coordinator

Armada • Maitland, FL

15h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for ATEC Logistics LLC, a subsidiary of Armada. Founded in 1989 and based in Maitland, Florida, ATEC (www.atecsystems.com) is a logistics provider with expertise in the areas of global ocean shipping, export documentation, and order management services. SUMMARY: Liaison between intra-company departments and ocean lines. Request, compare, and counter freight rates from competing ocean lines for new and potential trade lanes. Review FMC required amendments, additions, and revisions with internal sales contacts at various contracted ocean carriers to ensure contracts are current and accurate prior to freight being moved. Facilitate templates and requirements for annual freight negotiations via a tender platform. Audit, analyze, and dispute unfounded accessorial invoices. The salary for this position is $43,800 and requires employees to work onsite 5 days per week.

Requirements

• 1-5 years of experience in customer service or transportation – operations experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Communications, Supply Chain, or Logistics preferred
• Customer Service or Ocean experience.
• General understanding of business and ocean shipping terms and concepts.
• Excellent Excel Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft suite programs
• Analytical and problem-solving ability: Strong judgment, logical thinking, ability to resolve issues creatively.
• Communication/Collaboration: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written) with internal/external clients, departments (Customer Service, Transportation, Accounting, and Documentation.
• Extremely Detail-Oriented
• Functional math
• Teamwork: Self-starting, Multi-tasking, Service-oriented, collaborative, builds strong relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred

Responsibilities

• Create Rate Proposals
• Contract Management
• Quarterly BAF and Inland Updates: System Updates Internal and External Communication
• Annual Bid Implementation Lane Upload Round-by-round analysis Targets / Historical
• Assist with Ocean Billing Discrepancy Disputes
• Create, Monitor, and Update Ocean rates within internal shipping software
• Rate requests outside of tender to ocean/inland carriers
• Optimizing supply chain for the best pricing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level