LOGISTICS COORDINATOR (Transportation)
POSITION SUMMARY:
Excited to join a FIVE-TIME US Best Managed Company? KENT® Corporation is looking for a Logistics Coordinator to join our team in Muscatine, IA. This hourly position comes with a full benefits package and is open due to an internal promotion!
- This position is designed and intended to be performed in Muscatine, IA.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Source one of several modes of transportation (air, barge, truck, LTL, rail, vessel, containers) to move Kent Corporations' products from multiple locations to customer's facilities.
- Coordinate the shipping activities and maintain open communication with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Warehousing, and all off-site warehousing and carriers.
- Assign appropriate carriers and tender several modes of freight, foreign and domestic.
- Prepare and manage shipping documents, including invoices, bills of lading, and export/import documentation.
- Continually monitor scheduled loading/delivery schedules to ensure compliance.
- Communicate to Customer Service any deviation from those schedules to facilitate timely notification to the customer.
- Pursue all opportunities to improve the value service provided by interacting with the existing base of contract carriers and outside warehouse personal.
- Implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions in the supply chain.
- Maintain a level of training to ensure performance of tasks associated with other departmental responsibilities.
EDUCATION:
- Associate's degree preferred in a relevant field plus 2-3 years' experience; a Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business or AgBusiness, Economics, or related discipline is strongly desired.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Basic understanding of processes to support transportation logistics; familiar with variety of concepts, practices, and procedures within the transportation logistics realm.
- Strong communication and people management skills with ability to cultivate strong business relationships on multiple levels.
- Customer-service oriented, personable, and positive attitude; understands the value of cooperating with coworkers.
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities.
- Strongly proficient in a host of computer-based software applications, e.g., Microsoft Office.
- Ability to analyze schedules/data/costs, and make recommendations.
- Prior transportation dispatching preferred.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Process Improvement experience is a plus.
- Experience of Microsoft Dynamics AX is a plus.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations and ISO requirements is a plus.
TRAVEL:
- Average of 20%
