Logistics Coordinator II

Job Description

The Traffic Clerk / Logistics Clerk is responsible for coordinating, documenting, and tracking inbound and outbound shipments to ensure accurate, timely, and cost-effective movement of materials and finished goods. This role serves as a critical link between production, warehouse, transportation providers, and customers, ensuring compliance with shipping procedures, documentation requirements, and company policies.

• Schedule and coordinate inbound and outbound freight with carriers, suppliers, and internal teams
• Prepare and process shipping documentation, including BOLs, manifests, and customs paperwork (if applicable)
• Ensure adherence to shipping schedules and communicate delays or issues promptly

• Communicate with trucking companies, freight brokers, and carriers for scheduling, updates, and issue resolution
• Verify freight rates and support cost tracking efforts
• Address and resolve delivery issues, delays, damages, or shortages

• Ensure all shipments comply with company, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate records for audits, including DOT and safety-related documentation where applicable
• Follow company procedures for hazardous materials shipping (if applicable)

• Serve as a point of contact for shipping-related inquiries from customers and internal departments
• Coordinate with production, warehouse, and quality teams to prioritize shipments
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in logistics and shipping processes

• Track preventive maintenance schedules for tractors and trailers
• Coordinate with maintenance teams or external vendors for repairs and service appointments
• Maintain maintenance records and downtime logs
• Communicating equipment issues impacting delivery schedules

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree in logistics, supply chain, or related field preferred
• 1–3 years of experience in shipping, logistics, transportation, or warehouse operations preferred
• Experience in manufacturing, steel, or heavy industrial environments strongly preferred
• Experience with private fleet operations or dedicated trucking environments preferred

• Proficiency in ERP/WMS systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar preferred)
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and data entry
• Familiarity with shipping documentation and logistics processes

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective communication and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

Safety | Integrity | Respect | Teamwork | Inclusion

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network.

Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit  to learn more.

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.

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