Logistics Coordinator

As a Logistics Coordinator at PLS Logistics Services, you are responsible for maintaining productive working relationships with customer representatives, motor carriers, and PLS employees.

Requirements

• 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.
• Negotiate carrier rates (under targets).
• Ensure all loads are covered that are expected to ship each day.
• Assist with the training and development of all new logistics coordinators and AET’s through shadowing, best practice sharing, and technical support.
• Maintain productive working relationships with customer representatives, motor carriers, and PLS employees.
• Monitor carrier performance and report carrier failures.
• Other duties as required by business needs or as assigned.