Shipping Coordinator
PrimeSource Building Products•Earl Township, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for managing and tracking the shipment of goods, ensuring timely deliveries, and maintaining accurate inventory and shipment records. This role involves coordinating with carriers and internal teams, preparing shipping documents, negotiating rates, resolving logistical issues, and providing updates to customer service and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Willingness to learn and follow directions.
- Team Player: committed to improving, learning, and collaborating with others.
- Problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across departments.
Responsibilities
- Manage and track the shipment of goods.
- Ensure timely deliveries.
- Maintain accurate inventory and shipment records.
- Coordinate with carriers and internal teams.
- Prepare shipping documents.
- Negotiate rates.
- Resolve logistical issues.
- Provide updates to customer service and stakeholders.
- Schedule shipments.
- Expedite orders.
- Track endangered orders.
- Bridge communication between Sales & Operations.
- Problem solve missed & endangered orders.
- Release orders from Production to Shipping.
- Communicate shipping needs with internal logistics (Keylink & Wolf Logistics).
- Schedule shipments with 3rd party logistics.
- Work with production control, sales, and operations to expedite tasks & rush orders through production & shipping.
- Communicate daily endangered orders to all teams, working with production teams to ensure that orders get out on time.
- Track, communicate, and facilitate problem solving of orders that got pushed and back ordered.
- Provide recommendations on how to improve order fulfillment and lead times.
- Communicate regularly with various teams about current production lead times.
- Assist with inventory counts & reconciliations of finished goods.
- Monitor the execution of the production and shipping plan and resolve any potential issues in a timely fashion.
- Adhere to company standards and production policies to meet company objectives.
- Support and help in other areas as the manufacturing & shipping schedule dictates.
- Apply Lean Thinking to teamwork and processes (waste, flow, level work, etc.).
- Perform other duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
