Logistics Specialist

Logistics Specialist

Join a growing global organization where you'll play a key role in keeping logistics operations running smoothly. This is a great opportunity to gain broad, hands-on exposure across transportation, 3PLs, inventory, and international shipping while building your supply chain career.

The Logistics Specialist plays an important role in supporting the day-to-day movement of products and materials. This position coordinates transportation, warehousing, shipping, receiving, and inventory activities while working closely with internal teams and external logistics partners to ensure timely and accurate deliveries. The role will also assist with import/export activities, freight management, inventory accuracy, and resolution of transportation or warehouse issues. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of logistics activities in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

Worksite Location: Oakdale, MN – hybrid, 4 days/week onsite Salary Range: $50,000–$70,000 DOE Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package available **No C2C or third-party submissions, please**

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate day-to-day logistics activities supporting shipments, deliveries, receiving, warehousing, and inventory.
• Work closely with third-party warehouse partners, carriers, freight providers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure timely and accurate movement of products.
• Coordinate domestic and international shipments, including shipment arrangements, tracking, and required import/export documentation.
• Monitor customer deliveries and proactively address transportation, warehouse, or carrier-related issues that could impact service.
• Communicate shipment status, delays, risks, and resolution plans to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Monitor transportation and freight activity, review freight-related costs and invoices, and assist with identifying opportunities to improve service and control costs.
• Track logistics performance and support ongoing reviews with carriers, warehouse partners, and third-party logistics providers.
• Research inventory discrepancies, coordinate necessary adjustments, and maintain supporting documentation to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Support inventory control and shipping activities for a small on-site parts inventory, including picking, packing, and coordinating domestic and international shipments.
• Maintain accurate shipping, transportation, inventory, and logistics information within internal systems.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with external logistics partners and cross-functional internal teams.
• Proactively identify logistics issues, follow through on open items, and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Support additional supply chain and logistics projects and activities as needed.

Required Experience:

• Associate or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, International Trade, or a related field preferred.
• 2-4+ years of experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, shipping/receiving, import/export, customer operations, or a related supply chain function.
• Experience working with carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, third-party logistics providers, or warehouse partners.
• Working knowledge of shipping processes, shipment tracking, inventory transactions, and logistics issue resolution.
• Exposure to import/export processes and documentation.
• Experience working within an ERP, warehouse management, transportation management, or similar business system.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on details.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external partners.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a proactive, action-oriented approach.
• Ability to work onsite in Oakdale, MN four days per week.
• Ability to travel periodically within the U.S. and Canada, up to approximately 5%.
• Ability to occasionally handle and move small parts and shipping materials.

About Versique: Versique is a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. Versique is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections. Versique is proud to be an award-winning company, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Let's find your people, together. Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.