Logistics Specialist

Job Description

• The Logistics Specialist will assist with supply chain activities required to bring products and ingredients into contracted warehouses, vendors, to our plants, or direct to customers.
• Complete documentation and systems entry to enable timely and cost-effective flow of products and ingredients.
• Conduct activities to support the development of relationships to assist with order and shipment changes in making the best buy or sell decisions to minimize costs and maximize profits and services.
• Execute specialized transportation and logistics activities around material resource planning for the facilities, claims and incidents, customer service and customer orders contracts.
• Facilitate shipments against purchase and sales contracts, execute internal and external purchase orders and invoices and perform data entry updates using enterprise resource planning systems, spreadsheets and databases.
• Resolve basic issues and provide recommendations to support improved and cost beneficial freight movements.
• Assist with routine scheduling, transportation arrangement, stock inventory management and reporting of shipments according to purchase and sales contracts.
• Perform activities that support transportation and logistics solutions on inbound movement of raw commodity ingredients and finished goods from origin to destination.
• Execute logistics activities that support the execution of the supply chain, including transportation capacity planning, management of third party warehouses and vendors, container administration and import shipments.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Process purchase orders and SAP transactions.
• Shift Time: 8 AM - 5 PM CST

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Coachable and open to feedback.
• Can learn quickly, communicate well, and thrive in a fast-paced office environment.

• SAP experience (highly preferred).
• Logistics/Supply Chain experience.
• Agriculture industry background is a plus.
• Strong recent graduates with leadership or extracurricular involvement are welcome.

• Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through Met Life. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.