Job description

The Logistics Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and providing efficient transportation and storage solutions for the entire lifecycle of Strato’s product, from acquisition of raw materials to final product distribution. A successful Logistics Coordinator will be adept at communication, negotiation, organization, and customer service skills ensuring cost-effective operations, increased sustainability and customer.

Reporting Relationship:

This position reports directly to the Logistics Manager.

Responsibilities

• Maintain databases of logistics information.
• Manage the annual duty drawback and optimize Strato’s shipments to ensure proper management of our duty/tariff obligations.
• Support the Transportation department/function through monthly reporting of transportation costs and optimization projects.
• Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
• Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
• Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
• Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
• Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
• Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
• Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
• Ensure customer label requirements are met.
• Enter logistics-related data into databases.
• Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
• Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis.
• Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.
• Communicate with Strato Forwarders, Brokers and Carriers to ensure execution of instructions.
• Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.
• Contact carriers for rates or schedules.
• Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.
• Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.
• Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.
• Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.
• Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.
• Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting.
• Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.
• Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.
• Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
• Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.
• Direct Customer Service and Sales on appropriate branch choice for customer orders.
• Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.
• Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.
• Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.
• Determine packaging requirements.
• Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.
• Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact.
• Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.
• Execute other tasks required by the Logistics Manager or Executive Team at Strato.

Skills Required:

· Commanding knowledge of importing and exporting requirements.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Highly customer focused.

· Ability to Multi-task.

· Must have strong organizational skills and be able to prioritize.

· Detail oriented.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word, in particular).

· 5+ yrs. experience in Logistics within Import/Export Operations, Warehousing, Trucking and/or forwarding.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off.
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• On-site training

Work Location: Initially this role will be a remote position, but it will transition to an on-site location within a year.

About Strato, Inc.:

Strato has grown over 50 years evolving into a dynamic, innovative and customer service driven company that is a leader in the railroad and passenger transit industry. We develop, engineer and manufacture quality railcar products and currently employ over 130 people at our facilities in New Jersey, New York, China, Texas, India, Mexico, etc. It is our philosophy of “Exceed the Need” and continual improvement that drives us to seek new opportunities in products and services, as well as our growth commitment to our employees and community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Logistics Coordinator Import/Export: 5 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location

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