Woodstream has a rich history of over 150 years, and we are an essential, life sustaining business. We provide pest & animal control products that destroy disease carrying insects & rodents.
We have an immediate opportunity for a
Logistics Coordinator - 1st shift
Benefits of Working for Woodstream:
- Competitive benefits package including:
- Bonus Program
- 401k with Company Match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
- Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
- ID Theft & Legal Assistance Plan Options
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
- Opportunity to advance within the company.
Overview
of the Role:
Logistics Coordinator is responsible for order management, and distribution center traffic coordination, to ensure accurate, and timely shipping. Logistics Coordinator supports administrative responsibilities for the distribution center and is responsible for communicating with carriers, and site leadership about order fulfillment in coordination with inbound and outbound. The logistics coordinator is the central point of contact at the distribution sites.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Order Management:
- Print, route, monitor, and confirm orders throughout the day.
- Maintain current knowledge of customer's TMS, confirmation deadlines and shipping requirements.
- Accurately confirm PO shipment details in customer's TMS in timely manner.
- Monitors collect customer's TMS for routing and shipping instructions.
- Ensure shipments are scheduled with carrier for on time shipping.
- Review order details such as shipping information or inventory issues.
- Coordinate with leads and order processors to verify that shipments are meeting customer requirements and Woodstream's expectations.
- Update order's shipping information such as load and PRO numbers, CTags, requested ship dates and other miscellaneous information as required or needed.
- Monitor status of orders to confirm that are progressing as needed for on time shipping.
- Proactively identify shipping problems by using the EWM order dashboard and swiftly implement the appropriate solution
- Track and correct shipping errors.
- Acquire and maintain Microsoft software capabilities: Word, Power point, Excel, and Access.
DC Traffic Coordination:
- Obtain and verify load information, prepare required shipping documents, communicate with floor leadership, provide door assignments, and update schedules as drivers arrive and depart.
- Constant monitoring of Drivers’ Window to keep carrier traffic moving throughout the day to avoid congestion and delays.
- Obtain and verify shipment details from driver to identify each shipment.
- Confirm driver's log has been completed in full.
- Verify and break seals on inbound loads.
- Provide clear instructions and door assignment to driver.
- Promptly notify floor leadership of carrier arrivals and door assignment
- Prepare BOLS as required for each shipment.
- Apply seals, when necessary, to outbound loads.
- Update load status board as shipments are completed and schedules as drivers arrive and depart.
- Validate outbound shipments immediately after departure.
- Regular attendance and punctuality required
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Performs other duties as assigned
Successful Candidate Profile:
- High School Diploma/GED required
- Associate Degree preferred
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
- Experience with SAP and EWM preferred
- Prior logistics experience preferred
OTHER SKILLS:
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to handle multi-projects simultaneously
- Ability to handle fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Aptitude for problem solving/quick learning
- Professional appearance
- Phone etiquette
- High energy level
- Self-starter
- Analytical ability
- Small team oriented
- Detail oriented
- Flexible/Team player
Woodstream Fun Facts!
- We are the #1 EAC (Electronic Animal Containment/fencing) company in North America, 10X the #2 company and these products protect our food supply.
- We are the ONLY Pest & Animal Control company with a significant ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Program.
- Over 40% of our directors and above are woman.
- 57% of the Executive Team (meaning VP and above) are female, black, Hispanic or Asian/Islander.
Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
