Specialist, logistics

Logistics Specialist Location: Swedesboro, NJ 08085 (On-site)

Pay Rate: $19.00/hr

Job Type: 6-Month Contract (Potential for extension or permanent hire)

About the Role Join our national logistic clients team in Swedesboro as a Logistics Specialist. This is a dynamic, hybrid role that blends office administration with active warehouse operations. You will be the primary point of contact for order entry, routing, and traffic coordination, ensuring our freight moves smoothly from point A to point B.

Shift Schedule

• Hours: 12:00 PM - 8:30 PM
• Days: 5 days per week.
• Note: Sunday is always closed. Your second day off during the week may fluctuate based on operational needs.

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like

• System Management: Maintain customer profiles and enter load data from tenders into the Freight Optimizer system.
• Communication: Update account managers on "problem loads" and provide status updates to receivers and customers.
• Monitoring: Track daily pickups and deliveries to ensure cargo arrives on time and in pristine condition.
• Driver Support: Take check-calls from drivers to validate delivery timelines and provide detailed routing instructions.
• Problem Solving: Investigate overages, shortages, or damages (OS&D) and complete necessary documentation.
• Scheduling: Manage delivery appointments and accept or decline loads based on account manager guidance.
• Data Integrity: Validate all load data prior to marking it "delivered" to ensure accurate accounting.

What You'll Need to Excel

• Experience: At least 1 year of logistics or transportation experience.
• Industry Knowledge: A solid understanding of the transportation industry and freight movement.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Physical Requirements: This is a hybrid role; you must be comfortable standing for extended periods in a warehouse environment.
• Tech Savvy: Ability to handle high-volume data entry and navigate logistics software quickly.

Benefits & Career Growth

At Randstad, we value the health and well-being of our talent. After 90 days of continuous assignment, you will become eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Medical Insurance

Dental Coverage

Vision Plans

salary: $18.99 - $19 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

• Maintain customer profile information and enter loads from customer tenders into the Freight Optimizer system
• Update account managers on problem loads and what actions have been taken; update receivers and customers on status of loads
• Monitor daily pick-ups and deliveries; verify that loads have arrived on time and in good condition
• Take check calls from drivers, ensuring that loads will deliver on time; validate all load data prior to marking loads delivered, for accounting purposes
• Investigate product overages, shortages, damages, and complete appropriate documentation
• Schedule and reschedule delivery appointments for all loads; accept or decline loads based on direction from account managers
• Provide detailed directions and instructions to properly route drivers

Skills

• Specialist
• Certified Coding Specialist

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 1 year
• Experience level: Experienced

Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.