Job Title: Logistics Coordinator

Job Description

Description:

Our clients Transportation Operations team is seeking highly skilled and motivated Logistics Specialists to assist in the management of daily freight movements flowing into and out of our North American fulfillment centers and our associated fulfillment network. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team in a huge growth area.

An ideal candidate has an understanding in transportation and excellent customer service skills. He/she has the ability to coordinate between multiple parties to ensure high levels of customer service. This job will require exceptional communication skills while having the ability to work independently in a high pressure environment.

Skills:

microsoft excel, freight, Third-party logisitcs, Routing, Tracking, Customer Service, microsoft office, Dispatch, customer support, account management, Account Specialist, Logistics, Supply chain

Top Skills Details:

microsoft excel,freight,Third-party logisitcs,Routing,Tracking,Customer Service,microsoft office,Dispatch,customer support,account management,Account Specialist,Logistics,Supply chain

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Continual, tactical communication and account management with external customers (Carriers, Vendors/Suppliers)

• Ability to pull data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and/or other data management systems) and to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed.

• Review data and reports related to appointment and arrival times and the ability to make business decisions/process improvement based off of reported data.

• Excellent communication, both verbal and written as you will be required to create a narrative outlining your weekly findings and the variances to goals, and present these finding in a review forum.

• Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs, while measuring and identifying activities performed.

• Lead initiatives to re-engineer business processes and identify and eliminate root causes of defects in order to drive efficiency in Amazon’s transportation operations.

• Must be able to systematically escalate problems or variance in the information and data to the relevant owners and teams and follow through on the resolutions to ensure they are delivered.

• Develop performance metrics to assist with driving business results.

• Ability to scope out business and functional requirements for the ech teams who create and enhance the software systems and tools we use.

• Must be able to quickly understand the business impact of the trends and make decisions that make sense based on available data.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Transportation and Logistics experience is a plus but not needed. Must have Customer service experience with deescalating and problem solving. Can be from managing customer accounts, conflict resolution, escalation calls, etc.

• Analytical experience is also good as long as they are okay with taking calls. Taking different inputs from different sources and resolving these would be helpful in this role.

• A completed Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, or equivalent

Experience Level:

Expert Level

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.