Logistics Coordinator

Overview

Summary: The Routing & Logisitics Coordinator schedules, assigns, and directs drivers and vehicles to transport steel/product and coordinates drivers according to customer requests in compliance with DOT regulations and company rules.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all activities relating to the daily processes of routes for delivery of company freight in the most efficient manner.
• Negotiate freight rates and contract reliable common carriers.
• Daily delivery route creation of orders for delivery.
• Use software to build efficient delivery routes. Incorporation of factors including, but not limited to travel times, service times, DOT restrictions and traffic into delivery routes.
• Analyzes routes and restructures routes if needed to promote optimization.
• Understands transportation optimization techniques including mode selection, freight consolidation, load building, efficient routing through the software system.
• When given an example of problem with a given route, be able to determine if there is a better solution.
• Releases route information to 3PL for order building in a timely manner.
• Monitoring outgoing delivery requests from the local facility, balance daily truck availability with 3PL delivery team and contract common carriers in the case of driver or equipment shortages.
• Review common carrier invoices for accuracy.
• Monitor 3PL performance using Excel Spreadsheet or equivalent.
• Communicate with sales, shop and third-party trucking companies.
• Work closely with Sales and Operations Teams regarding timely updates on order delivery, transportation estimates, and proactive status communication.
• Coordinate inbound freight from piers, mills, processors and customers.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience in dispatching with strong logistics skills 

Physical Requirements: 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 sit; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions: 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 moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.

Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.