Logistics Coordinator

About Excelligence Learning Corporation

Excelligence Learning Corporation is the world's leading tech-enabled platform company in early childhood and elementary education. Educators, parents, and children in more than 40 countries rely on our portfolio of over 20,000 innovative educational products and teaching solutions to teach, learn, and grow.

With over 30 years of experience, Excelligence is a developer, manufacturer, distributor, and multi-channel retailer serving early childhood learning centers, elementary schools, PTAs, and consumers. Our family of industry-leading brands includes Discount School Supply®, Really Good Stuff®, Children's Factory®, Angeles®, Learning Carpets®, Col orations®, Bio Color®, and Frog Street®.

Excelligence Learning Corporation is seeking a highly organized and analytical Logistics Coordinator to support domestic transportation and inbound logistics operations. This role is responsible for coordinating Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Truckload (TL), and international ocean freight shipments, ensuring timely and cost-effective transportation execution, and driving continuous improvement across our logistics network.

The Logistics Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between Excelligence and its third-party logistics (3PL) transportation provider, while collaborating closely with carriers, freight forwarders, vendors, and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong transportation operations experience, excellent analytical capabilities, and a passion for process improvement.

This position is based onsite in Gardner, Kansas and requires in-office attendance five days per week.

• Support outbound transportation operations for both direct-to-consumer (DTC) and business customer shipments.
• Monitor and track LTL and Truckload freight to ensure on-time and cost-effective delivery performance.
• Communicate shipment updates, delays, and exceptions to internal stakeholders.
• Tender and manage freight loads through Mercury Gate TMS or similar transportation management platforms.
• Select carriers based on cost, service performance, transit requirements, and customer needs.
• Escalate and resolve transportation issues including freight claims, OS&D, delivery exceptions, and shipment delays.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with carriers, brokers, vendors, and logistics partners.
• Monitor inbound international ocean freight shipments and ensure accurate shipment visibility and milestone tracking.
• Serve as the primary logistics liaison between Freight Forwarders, Merchandising, and Inventory Planning teams.
• Support inventory availability and replenishment objectives through proactive shipment management.
• Train internal associates and vendors on TMS processes, routing guides, and shipping requirements.
• Monitor compliance with transportation standards and vendor routing requirements.
• Analyze transportation data to identify cost savings opportunities and drive operational improvements.
• Support transportation optimization initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

• 3–5 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or freight operations.
• Experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS), preferably Mercury Gate or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of LTL and Truckload transportation operations, carrier management, freight routing, and shipment execution.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, reporting, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced logistics environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with carriers, vendors, 3PL partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience utilizing AI tools to analyze information, improve productivity, support decision-making, and drive process improvements.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience working with third-party logistics providers (3PLs).
• Experience with in distribution, retail,…