Logistics Scheduler

About the role

Join an organization that understands its greatest resource is its people. Link-Belt Cranes is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and sales of mobile cranes, founded over 150 years ago with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Manufacturing and Marketing/Sales to ensure completion of sales orders to meet monthly shipping schedule.
• Oversee the completion of component parts, expedite shortages and assembly items, while coordinating between the Transportation Manager and the Machine Shipping department regarding daily shipping schedules and tasks that are needed to be completed.
• Maintain and/or update outbound transportation quotes for all crane models, including all necessary specifications for accuracy.
• Monitor manufacturing processes for machines and attachments to meet sales order requirements and shipping deadlines.
• Provide inbound (heavy hauler) carrier quotes to marketing/sales and distribution network.
• Continuous improvement of load consolidation to provide cost savings to customers.
• Improve and maintain packing lists of product at the time of shipment.
• Cook up daily workload requirements with Transportation Manager and machine shipping team leads to meet the daily and future shipping schedules, as well as, parts orders requiring flats/step deck equipment.
• Responsible for domestic inbound shipments for materials and parts, ensuring carriers are cost-effective and providing best transit times to meet production requirements and/or promised dates.
• Develop a professional relationship with carriers of open trailers with flats, steps, and heavy haulers to ensure the trailers meet our requirements.
• Responsible for proper loading of machines/attachments to ensure the load will travel safely and without damage.
• Monitor boom attachment loading to determine the best practices to maximize the load plans to hold truck loads to a minimum to drive transportation costs down.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED
• Four-year college degree, preferred in Logistics or Business
• Minimum of 1 year with a BS degree or minimum of 5 years equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods/modes of transportation with heavy haul machine shipping
• Working knowledge of logistics, complying with DOT and customs regulations
• Knowledge of customs clearance procedures, trade requirements and compliance
• Understanding of ISO9001 procedures as it pertains to job function and responsibilities
• Practical knowledge of crane functions and workings related to transportation requirements and regulations

Benefits

Link-Belt Cranes does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies.