Logistics Coordinator - Transportation

Logistics Coordinator

The Logistics Coordinator provides overall direction throughout the Dedicated Fleet operation and provides operational assistance to the Project Manager wherever needed. Responsibilities include maintaining positive and encouraging working relations with all drivers, providing constant communications of service issues to appropriate personnel and departments, both internal (NFI) and external (Customer). The role also involves performing load planning, driver scheduling, and dispatch duties using both Dedicated Fleet and Common Carrier resources.

Additionally, the Logistics Coordinator coordinates daily data entry into NFI's proprietary order-management-system, TMW, and works with the home-office invoicing team to ensure timely and accurate completion of weekly customer invoices. Ensuring accurate and timely completion of daily and weekly tasks, providing weekly KPI/performance data reports to both internal and external parties, and coordinating daily on scheduling truck and trailer maintenance are also part of the responsibilities.

The position works with the safety department on Drive Cam, driver compliance, and HOS issues, assists Project Manager with implementing NFI's Safety, Security, and Labor policies, and assists and provides coverage throughout departments during vacations, holidays if necessary. The Logistics Coordinator manages and maintains driver payroll, audits and approves driver expense reports, and provides assistance to Project Manager wherever needed.

Qualifications include minimum 2-3 years experience in logistics and/or transportation, computer applications experience including MS Office and TMW strongly desired, excellent customer service, problem solving, communication, and decision making skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work efficiently and multitask, and ability and availability to work extended hours if necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities