Project Logistics Specialist
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Supply Chain/Logistics
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Transportation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Whether you’re a recent grad or a seasoned professional, you can experience meaningful career growth oy a true sense of ownership as you work with a proven industry leader on some of the most exciting and high-profile projects in the nation. We offer a wide range of job opportunities, competitive compensation, full benefits, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and more.
Modular Power Solutions has been driven to positively impact the communities where we live and work since our founding over 100+ years ago. We are an organization built on integrity, and we have a culture that empowers people, embraces diversity, and inspires everyone to do their best. As one of the largest EMPLOYEE-OWNED industrialized construction manufacturers in the United States, you will have the unique benefit of being a shareholder at a company that is experiencing tremendous growth and success.
When our people succeed and fuel our success, we reward them. We’d love to have you as a shareholder!
As a Project Logistics Specialist, you will support the movement of materials, modular products, and specialized equipment from suppliers through MPS production facilities and to customer job sites. You will coordinate assigned transportation activities to support production schedules, project milestones, and customer delivery requirements. Working with internal teams and transportation partners, you will help ensure shipments are properly planned, documented, tracked, and delivered while addressing logistics issues that may impact project commitments.
WhatYou'll Do
Plan, coordinate, and monitor inbound and outbound freight shipments for raw materials, modular skids, enclosures, and specialized electrical equipment, evaluating transportation requirements and delivery priorities to support project objectives.
Collaborate with approved carriers and freight brokers to arrange appropriate transportation equipment solutions and delivery schedules, balancing production schedules, project milestones, site readiness, and customer requirements.
Plan, coordinate, arrange oversized, overweight, permitted, and specialized shipments, assessing permit requirements, route restrictions, escort requirements, and carrier qualifications to support safe and compliant transportation execution.
Evaluate shipment readiness, including packaging, staging, loading requirements, required documentation accuracy, site accessibility, and delivery instructions to minimize transportation risk and delivery disruptions.
Monitor assigned shipments from pickup through delivery, communicate status changes, and implement corrective actions to address delays, shortages, damage, or delivery discrepancies while mitigating project impacts and escalating significant project impacts as appropriate.
Prepare, review, and maintain required shipping documentation records, including bills of lading, packing lists, permits, customs documentation, freight records, and tracking information to support compliance and operational accuracy.
Analyze and maintain accurate shipment data in ERP systems, carrier portals, and logistics platforms to support visibility, traceability, reporting accuracy, data integrity, and informed decision-making.
Investigate, prepare, and track freight damage claims by gathering required supporting documentation, coordinate resolution efforts with carriers, insurance providers, and internal stakeholders and identify opportunities to reduce recurring transportation issues.
Review freight invoices and transportation charges for accuracy, analyze discrepancies, and assist and coordinate resolution of discrepancies to support cost control and transportation efficiency.
Analyze, maintain and report transportation performance data metrics, including on-time delivery, freight costs, lead times, shipment accuracy, carrier performance, and freight claims to support operational improvements and logistics decision-making.
Evaluate transportation trends, carrier performance, and logistics data to identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner collaboratively with project teams, manufacturing operations, and other departments to evaluate transportation requirements that support project execution, resolve transportation logistics challenges, and recommend improvements to established logistics processes and practices.
Apply logistics knowledge and professional judgement to execute assigned…
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