Truck/Dry Van Logistics Coordinator
About The Position
This position is responsible for scheduling freight and servicing customers of liquid food and feed ingredients in North America, with a focus on product manufactured in Upper Sandusky, OH. Freight methods would span rail, bulk trucks, and dry vans to achieve the most efficient, cost effective, reliable and quality transportation while ensuring shipment timing meets the needed cadence for optimal inventory levels. This position would be responsible to develop key relationships with various carriers in order to maintain and/or improve our competitive position within our industries. This position would also have responsibility to help with negotiating and managing freight contracts with freight providers. This position would also perform various reporting tasks, communicating documents with customers, and any other customer service needs.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in supply chain, industrial management, business, finance, or economics
- 2 years’ experience in oilseeds, or logistics or supply chain management
- Strong practical accounting, analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficient on Excel and Office products.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to set deadlines and adhere to them.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Shipping liquid food grade products, or freight forwarding experience
- Understanding of transport equipment as it relates to bulk shipments i.e., isotanks, flexibags, tank trailers, etc.
- Understanding of Incoterms
Responsibilities
- Generate load numbers for customer orders in a timely and accurate manner
- Schedule orders with carriers and maintain schedule changes
- Prepare and organize paperwork needed for shipments
- Ticket application for multiple products, freight matching, and filing
- Communicate professionally with customers to coordinate deliveries in a timely manner
- Contribute to inventory management of LDC products (warehouse/tanks/rail cars/containers etc.)
- Coordinate quality requirements and issues from customers with LDC lab and operations team
- Assist with setting up carriers and maintaining documents and certificates
- Utilize multiple systems to maintain carrier and freight information to assist with the coordinating of logistics for multiple products for inbound and outbound shipments
- Develop and maintain relationships with carriers, forwarders and warehousing providers as needed
- Communicate with Quality and Food Safety team to ensure compliance with statutory and internal practices
- Work with sales staff to ensure they have competitive transportation rates to accurately quote business for customers and manage existing business lanes
- Communicate with sales team any info that is helpful to determine pricing, freight risk awareness, and customer performance concerns
- Develop competence in LDC products’ markets, product qualities, and transportation needs
- Contribute to group discussions to improve processes and look for ways to elevate our business.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with Company Match
- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
