Lead Logistics Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

At Curaleaf, we're redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Lead Logistics Coordinator

Job Type: Full Time; Non-Exempt 
Shift: Monday - Friday, 7AM to 3:30PM
Location: Hammonton, NJ
Hourly Rate: $24.00 Per Hour

Who You Are: 

The Lead Logistics Coordinator is responsible for leading the planning, organization, execution, and follow-up of daily delivery route assignments to ensure internal and external customers are serviced in a compliant, on-time and in-full capacity and that acceptable levels are maintained for driver safety, best-in-class customer service, efficiency, and cost. Ensures the accurate and timely completion of manifests and continuous communication to sales partners is maintained. Oversees the loading and unloading of fleet vehicles and receives and processes product returns. Measures and analyzes key department metrics including route efficiency, mileage, and fuel costs. Also responsible for partnering with peripheral teams (Packaging, Order Fulfillment, Vault operations) to meet planned team objectives.

What You Will Do:

Planning, Data & Analysis

• • Participate in the coordination and execution of order fulfillment
  • Work directly with the Packaging Team(s), Sales Team, and Delivery Team(s)
  • Develop delivery schedules and route plans utilizing historical and future-looking data and to seek opportunities to enhance customer service and to reduce operating costs
  • Maintain strict and compliant inventory records of all inbound and outbound products
  • Perform basic inventory and miscellaneous data analysis as needed
  • Monitor schedule adherence, productivity, customer service, product integrity and safety performance of each route and delivery team
  • Log delivery data and perform delivery cycle recaps (route/drop efficiency, mileage, fuel costs, revenue per drop, etc.)
  • Using core metrics and key performance indicator data, achieve department quantity, quality, and productivity objectives

Logistics & Scheduling

• • Lead and understand all delivery logistics operations to include sales order review, route planning and communication
  • Coordinates order staging with the fulfillment team
  • Ensures transport vehicles are loaded and unloaded daily
  • Maintains timely communication to sales partners regarding deliveries, manifests, questions, and product returns
  • Maintain, adapt, and improve upon delivery times and schedules to maximize resources and minimize cost
  • Create, revise and publish delivery manifests
  • Utilize available tools to enhance the delivery experience
  • Analyze routing parameters and location geography and recommend enhancements to initiate fleet cost savings
  • Serve in an on-call capacity during delivery cycles working early, late, or extended hours to remain available to customers, stakeholders, and the delivery team(s)
  • Review customer demand volume and mix for routes and determine potential gains from revising routes

Communication

• • Ensures timely dispatch of communications of routes/schedules to the Fulfillment Team, Delivery Team(s), Sales Team, partners, and to the DOH
  • Coordinate daily communications between the facility, Delivery Team(s), and the DOH
  • Participate in communication between departments regarding movement of inventory, returns, and deliveries
  • Update metrics and distribute reports as needed
  • Participate in collaborative conference calls and sales meetings as needed to address routing and distribution issues
  • Support communication to the state with critical revisions and updates
  • Utilize communication tools (walkie-talkies, email, phone, company portals) to promote an effective interdepartmental workflow
  • Communicate planned vs. actual results and set the pace for the team

Computing/Software

• • Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and Google Maps
  • Learn and use various transportation and inventory tracking systems including MJ Freeway.
  • Support and maintain proficiency with inventory tracking and recordkeeping functions with the state seed-to-sale e-system MJ Freeway remaining in compliance with the Department of Health's rules and regulations.

Inventory Control

• • Learn and manage the Supply Chain functions in MJ Freeway
  • Ensure inventory transactions are entered expeditiously and with statuses updated
  • Track movement of finished packaged cannabis products through to completion of delivery
  • Participate in inventory cycle counting
  • Review, receive and process product returns adding inventory to MJ Freeway and internal databases
  • Receive and intake dispensary returns, third party items, vault consumables, etc. and maintain visual organization
  • Assist in destruction and tracking of dispensary returns
  • Perform unit count conversions, combinations, and adjustments to meet order fulfillment requirements and organizational/storage needs

Compliance

• • Learn and maintain continual awareness and understanding of rules and regulations determined by the law and by the DOH, and ensure department remains fully compliant at all times
  • Report required information to the Compliance Department, Packaging Department, and to the DOH as necessary
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOP) for all operations, ensuring adherence to company and regulatory compliance (proper weighing, data recording, product tracking, security, green waste disposal, etc.
  • Ensure that all product and orders are compliant to include packaging and required batch and content labeling
  • Maintain security protocols are maintained during delivery cycles

Administrative

• • Maintain accurate and compliant internal records of documents/workbooks including schedules, invoices, manifests, vehicle information, and returns
  • Perform administrative duties such as data entry, data transmitting, phone answering, communication drafting, etc.

Maintenance

• • Schedule emergency and regular maintenance and repairs to ensure vehicles are safe, compliant, and roadworthy
  • Coordinate and/or perform fleet operator-level maintenance
  • Ensure vehicles are cleaned, sanitized and ready for use
  • Maintain awareness of vehicle conditions and status of critical documentation such as registration and safety inspection
  • Maintains and updates service records internally and in MJ Freeway
  • Monitor and maintain vehicle storage spaces and climate controls to ensure product integrity is maintained

Process Improvement

• • Serve as a proponent for critical continuous improvement, quality and occupational safety initiatives such as the 5S program and Hazard Communication
  • Perform quality audits and "ride alongs" to seek process improvement opportunities
  • Maintain 5S and sanitation standards (safety, organization, cleanliness, and compliance) within the van loading and order staging spaces
  • Ensure daily/weekly/monthly 5S and Sanitation Schedules are completed properly and on time. Serve as a champion for sanitation and bio-security
  • Train and coach team members in accordance with SOP, work instructions, process controls, etc.
  • Conduct performance gap analysis and identify obstacles to success (forms of waste, variation, etc.)
  • Participate in delivery calls and communicate with dispensary customers and driving teams to troubleshoot discrepancies and mitigate common errors
  • Engage in honest, innovative, problem solving dialogue

What You Will Bring:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Solid organizational skills with keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Willingness to tackle complex order fulfillment problems or complications to ensure proper support for our wholesale partners
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient computing skills including basic operating system knowledge, file organization, and general security best practices
• Innate desire to achieve success and a work ethic to match
• Ability to critically think and problem solve without direction
• High level of integrity and honesty
• Strong mathematical skills that include the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry our instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Even Better If:

• You have 1 year of experience in a fast-paced order fulfillment or warehouse environment 
• You have prior experience using Excel in a professional setting 

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
• Ability to climb ladders or crawl under low spaces
• Ability to use computer and look at a screen for long periods of time
• Ability to have close vision (read small print at 20 inches or less)

Curaleaf Pay Transparency

$24—$24 USD

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.  

Follow us on Social Media: 
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
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Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, Find, and Anthem provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is powered by a strong presence in all stages of the supply chain. Its unique distribution network throughout Europe, Canada and Australasia brings together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis. 

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.  
• Commit to Win.  
• ONE Curaleaf.  
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.  

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf. 

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law.  Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas. 

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate's immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.