About the role

  • Logistics Coordinator at PLS Logistics Services coordinating shipments and carrier negotiations. Overseeing team productivity and maintaining relationships with customers and vendors.

Responsibilities

  • Booking & scheduling all shipments within the assigned Account Executive / team.
  • Understand metrics that lead to team profitability including call center statistics, revenue & net revenue, variance to target, variance to max, load counts, etc.
  • Direct communication with the Account Executives and Leadership team.
  • Identify and solve capacity shortfalls within the team.
  • Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of various systems, technology, and tools to locate and secure various equipment types for customer shipments.
  • Assign carriers to move shipments based on shipment information.
  • Profitability: Choose carriers based on service levels and profitability targets.
  • Negotiate carrier rates (under targets).
  • Ensure all loads are covered that are expected to ship each day.
  • Assist with the training and development of all new logistics coordinators and AET’s through shadowing, best practice sharing, and technical support.
  • Maintain productive working relationships with customer representatives, motor carriers, and PLS employees.
  • Monitor carrier performance and report carrier failures
  • Other duties as required by business needs or as assigned.

Requirements

  • Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Ability to work flexible schedule
  • Must exhibit the ability to work in a collaborative team environment
  • Ability to multi-task and understand how to prioritize workload in order of importance
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Logistics Coordinator

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

$52,000 per year

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Location requirements

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