Logistics Coordinator

Prime objective:

The logistics coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the daily transportation of products. This role ensures timely, cost-effective, and secure delivery to customer sites while maintaining strict compliance with chemical safety regulations, site requirements, RTA regulations, and environmental standards.

Logistics planning & scheduling

• Daily routing: Optimize delivery routes to minimize costs, fuel usage, and delivery times.
• Capacity management: Coordinate with production, warehouse, and external hauliers to manage vehicle capacity.
• Order management: Process delivery orders, decide the route, scheduling, and booking transport.
• Documentation: Prepare necessary transport documentation, delivery notes, batch certificates, and invoices.

Compliance & safety

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with local RTA regulations regarding transportation.
• Safety: Enforce safety standards for the trucks.

Coordination, communication, and performance

• Stakeholder liaison: Act as the key contact between customer, sales, production, warehouse, drivers, and external freight forwarders.
• Incident resolution: Proactively manage logistical issues such as delays, vehicle breakdowns, or site access problems.
• Performance: Analyse data to track on-time delivery and carrier performance.

Qualifications

Required skills & qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• SAP / Excel proficiency

Additional information

We offer competitive salaries aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based on skills relevant to the position, education, and/or training. We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remote work:

No

Employment type:

Full-time

Key skills:

Shipping & receiving, inventory control, data entry, AS400, transportation management systems, EDI, Microsoft Outlook, warehouse experience, office experience, dispatching, Microsoft Excel, logistics

Experience:

Years (not specified)

Vacancy:

1