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What's the Short Version?
The Logistics Coordinator I supports the logistics team through analyzing shipment data in order to properly forecast freight volume and space capacity for all carriers. They review the performance of existing carriers and assess cost, level of service, and need for alternated carriers.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Resolve a variety of delivery issues in resourceful and effective ways.
- Prioritize tasks and responsibilities to meet transportation scheduling deadlines to complete highest priorities first.
- Assist in identifying alternate carriers, if needed.
- Proactively communicate shipment status and work to minimize delays (i.e. tracking shipments, weather, coordination with internal/external customers).
- Perform rate and shipping document audits.
- Identify nonvalue added processes and create goals/action plans to reduce/eliminate those.
- Participate in meetings with Logistics Partners/Vendors.
- Coordinate on projects, initiatives, and service efforts with teams across the Logistics Department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
What Are We Looking For?
- High School Diploma.
- 1-3 years of experience in logistics, planning, forecasting, carrier dispatching, shipment booking, and/or freight auditing.
- Exposure to Warehouse Management Systems/Transportation Management Systems/Freight Audit Systems and working with various carriers.
- Previous apparel industry experience is preferred.
- Experience in multi-modal planning for Parcel, LTL, FTL, IMC, ocean, air and/or projection planning is preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office 365, Freightview TMS, and Ocean tracking software, or other business intelligence tool is preferred.
- Knowledge of overall logistics processes and/or freight auditing processes for lanes and transportation modes on a corporate level.
- Excellent communication, time management, multi-task, and organizational skills.
- Proficient Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Be able to learn new software pertinent to logistics and transportation industry.
- Ability to research and apply related information to job functions.
- Must be detail-oriented and able to work under strict deadlines.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with the ability to work cross-functionally.
- Must be a team-player with strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
- This position is onsite in Issaquah Tuesday-Thursday.
What's Our Offer?
Salary Range: You`ll earn between $21.39 - $27.90 on an hourly basis, depending on experience.
Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to $2,000.
Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.
Additional Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
- Life insurance
- Short/long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pet insurance
What Should You Expect?
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions.
SanMar's Eastpointe office is located near Seattle, WA and our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Quarterly travel may be required.
