The Vita Coco Company, created in 2004 by Co-CEO Michael Kirban and Ira Liran, produces the leading brand of coconut water in the United States with a growing presence around the world. The Vita Coco Company's brands include the leading coconut water, Vita Coco; clean energy drink Runa; premium canned water, Ever & Ever; and protein-infused water, PWR LIFT.

In 2021, The Vita Coco Company became a publicly traded, Public Benefit Corporation. With a growing portfolio of natural products, The Vita Coco Company has identified its public benefit purpose as creating ethical, sustainable products that uplift communities and do right by our planet by harnessing and protecting nature's resources.

In 2022, The Vita Coco Company was certified as a B Corporation™ furthering the Company's commitment toward operating its business as a force for good, while delivering better-for-you products.

Vita Coco is headquartered in New York City with international offices in London and Singapore. The Company is Nasdaq-listed under ticker symbol COCO.

The Vita Coco Company is searching for a Logistics & Transportation Load Planner. This person will be responsible for coordination of all inbound and outbound truckload and LTL shipments, including carrier communication, scheduling issues, problem resolution, vendor selection, and TMS management. This includes vendor management, meetings, and monthly RFPs, as well as evaluating, adding and removing providers that don't meet the general performance goals. The Logistics & Transportation Planner will also oversee ad-hoc daily activities and drive for operational efficiency and improvements across our domestic transportation budget.

**This role is based out of our NYC HQ reporting directly to the Director of Warehousing & Logistics. **

Main Responsibilities:

• Daily load planning with our Transportation Management Software
• Communicate frequently and thoroughly on daily transportation outbounds, and pending deliveries
• Serve as liaison with all internal customer accounts, supply and warehouse team, along with external partners for daily operational activities in inbound and outbound warehouse and transport operations
• Takes responsibility for 3rd party partners KPIs such as monthly on time delivery performance, damages, pricing, etc.
• Responsible for submitting reports and documentation as required; including ensuring administrative procedures are performed as necessary to complete required deliveries, supporting documentation, verifications and reports. (commercial invoices, BOL/POD verification, creation, etc. when needed).
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with all carrier vendors, including doing monthly rate updates on all core lanes
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships at all levels throughout the organization and externally
• Continually look for ways to optimize our transportation management system, inclusive of expanding its utilization and vetting additional opportunities to enhance our network and reduce our costs.
• Responsible for data integrity on all shipments, with EDI standards for all carriers to ensure BI boards can be used to identify further areas for company improvement

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
• 3+ years of experience in Domestic transportation
• Experience managing a 3PL relationship, demonstrates an ability to influence and work effectively with external parties
• Excellent analytical and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Mastery skill set in Excel, including the ability to create pivot tables, macros, sales dashboards, etc.
• SAP / MRP working experience
• Ability to manage multiple activities and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated team member who can drive resolution and problem-solve quickly
• Transportation management system experience is beneficial (currently use E2Open/Blujay)

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We currently have a 3-day-per-week in-office requirement, to work from our office successful candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit proof of vaccination, unless they qualify for a reasonable accommodation for bona fide medical or religious reasons.

_The Vita Coco Company is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity or expression), physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. The Company is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

At The Vita Coco Company, compensation decisions are dependent upon a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to: skill set, experience, education, training, licensure and certifications, knowledge and abilities of the applicant, alignment with market data, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the current pay range for this position is $60,000-$80,000. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at 10% of base salary. This range may vary for positions that will be performed outside of California, Colorado, Nevada, New York City, Westchester County, NY, Rhode Island, or Washington. _
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