Logistics Coordinator

Position Title

Logistics Coordinator

Mt Juliet - Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Entry

Full Time

None

Are you looking for the right employment opportunity that not only has a great compensation package that is based on skills and experience but whose work is also meaningful? Join our Logistics Team!

Sunrise Medical is committed to improving people’s lives by providing innovative, high-quality mobility products and services that exceed customer expectations. Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacture, and distribution of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and made-to-order seating and positioning systems.

• Excellent health benefits plans, which includes FSA and HSA options
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation, paid sick time-off and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness programs and benefits

Supports Logistics Department in all aspects of logistics functions including monitors inbound/outboard logistics, import / export operations, and customs compliance with respect to procurement and the supply chain.

• Monitor day-to-day import and export operations including daily communication with third‑party logistics providers, freight companies, customs brokers, courier companies, and freight forwarders.
• Monitor C‑TPAT compliance including monitoring of requirements and auditing.
• Maintain the import/export product master database.
• Create customs documents.
• Track, trace, and expedite inbound and outbound shipments.
• Help support Customer Service Department with reroutes, quotes, and updates for outbound shipments and coordinate returns.
• Provide problem‑solving around issues with freights, 3PLs, and suppliers.
• Create customs documents and Bill of Lading.
• File and maintain freight claims.
• Maintain daily booking requests.

• Degree in logistics/transportation or related area discipline preferred.
• 2 years logistics/transportation experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suite programs and advanced skills with Excel.
• Proven ability to problem solve.
• Must be able to multi‑task.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.

• Experience in customs compliance, international transportation, operations, and airfreight preferred.
• C‑TPAT experience preferred.
• Creating customs and/or transportation documents.
• NAFTA experience and documentation.
• Purchasing transportation experience.
• JDE and/or Trax Order Management.

• Analytical Thinking – Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Forward Thinking – Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.
• Thoroughness – Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate; careful preparation for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Global Perspective – Understanding the impact of global factors on the business.
• Written Communication – Expressing oneself clearly in business writing.

• Mathematical Reasoning – The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. Ability to apply mathematical and statistical concepts to predict material requirements, lead‑time offsets, economic order quantities, minimum lot quantities, carrying costs, pricing, overall costs and to determine statistical trends related to supplier quality.
• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning – The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral…