Logistics Coordinator
PLS Logistics Services
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Booking & scheduling all shipments within the assigned Account Executive / team.
- Understand metrics that lead to team profitability including call center statistics, revenue & net revenue, variance to target, variance to max, load counts, etc.
- Direct communication with the Account Executives and Leadership team.
- Identify and solve capacity shortfalls within the team.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of various systems, technology, and tools to locate and secure various equipment types for customer shipments.
- Assign carriers to move shipments based on shipment information.
- Profitability: Choose carriers based on service levels and profitability targets.
- Negotiate carrier rates (under targets).
Requirements
- Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to work flexible schedule.
- Must exhibit the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to multi-task and understand how to prioritize workload in order of importance.
- Strong attention to detail.
Benefits
- Maintain productive working relationships with customer representatives, motor carriers, and PLS employees.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
booking shipmentsscheduling shipmentsunderstanding metricsnegotiating carrier ratesanalyzing call center statisticsprofitability analysiscapacity managementcarrier assignmentload countsrevenue analysis
Soft Skills
collaborative teamworkmulti-taskingprioritizationattention to detailcommunicationproblem-solvingflexibilityorganizational skillsleadershipinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Associate degreetechnical school certification