Logistics Coordinator

Woongjin, Inc

Logistics Coordinator

Ottawa, IL +2 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    • Logistics Inbound Control Tower Coordinator: supports the control tower which monitors, coordinates, and operationally handles inbound freight forwarding flows across all modes of transport

    • Identify various risks that can occur at the time of concluding a contract or business execution and establish alternatives to hedge them.

    • Resolve issues through close relationships with shipping companies and execution companies (such as rail companies, trucking/drayage companies, and port terminals) and secure favorable transportation resources and fares compared to competitors. This includes monitoring delivery progress from main ocean shipping vessels to final delivery destinations.

    • Making simple tools to manage regular shipment monitoring status and report to upper management, customers, and HQ

    • Analyze data to find out the pending issues in terms of seamless movement and share with related parties to resolve the issues.

    • Monitor and compare with the actual performances of the spot freight based on the Key Performance Indicator

    • Establish delivery status reports and share them with customers

    • Establish a plan for innovation tasks in regions/bases, check logistics costs, and discover cost reduction tasks.

    • Identify pending operational issues in regions/bases to establish solutions and inspection standards for each type of logistics such as warehouse/inland transportation.

    • Establish communication channels and regular meeting sessions with carriers, SSL, customers, and internal departments.

    • Perform ad-hoc reporting, as required.

    • Perform other job-related duties as required

    Salary: $25 - $30 / hr

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor Degree preferred or GED
    • Experience with route setup, finding the optimal route with various transport modes and multimodal transport and setup for transport for
    • Experience in establishing a transport plan that can optimize loading rate, transport time and logistics cost
    • Experience in establishing and managing a logistics process for each type, such as warehouse operation/local transportation and operating guidelines.
    • A good attitude and ability to work in a team setting
    • Proficient in Outlook, MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word) required (vlookup and pivot tables)
    • Prioritization skill, able to shift focus to urgent issues while not falling behind on other duties
  • Industry
    Hospital and Health Care
  • Locations
    Santa Ana, CA • Ottawa, IL • Indianapolis, IN