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Logistics Coordinator II

City Chambersburg

State/Territory Pennsylvania

Work Schedule M-F

Job Brief

Join our team as a Logistics Coordinator II!

Summary: Supports transportation department by helping to create/generate routine reports and coordinate frozen/DSD shipping logistics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

+ Reviews and updates information used for driver’s performance evaluation systems.

+ Assists with Corporate Dispatch as needed with DSD orders and routing

+ Coordinate logistics for international and domestic cold storage orders.

+ Acts as liaison between sales, transportation, production and third parties through the ordering and distribution of frozen product.

+ Brainstorms and helps to develop department metrics to align with corporate objectives.

+ Works with third party carriers to ensure that cold storage product is delivered to end consumer.

+ Assists in running reports from electronic log device (ELD) system relating to DOT compliance and safety.

+ Adheres to safety, food safety and quality and Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.

+ Sets up pick up and deliveries for ingredient pickups, utilizing back hauls when possible

+ Processing International documentation for International orders with 5 days of loading.

+ Responding to Customer inquiries (quoting domestic shipments, tracking, and tracing updates)

+ Auditing freight invoices to ensure billed at correct negotiated rates

+ Negotiate transportation rates from third party carriers.

+ Schedule loading appointments with loading facilities.

+ Research customer claims relating to transportation damages.

+ Creates reports on transportation data in to readable formats for upper management based on requirements needed

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

+ High School Diploma or GED;

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related business field; or

+ One to three years’ related experience and/or training; or

+ Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate or learn to operate electric jack.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must possess a current, valid driver's license.

Computer Skills:

+ Advanced knowledge in all Microsoft Suite Products

+ Strong knowledge of inventory management and order fulfillment system; e.g. Savanna.

+ Strong knowledge of Oracle.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The temperature in the dock area is directly affected by outside temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.