Shipping Logistics Coordinator

A Brief Summary Of This Position

The Shipping Logistics Coordinator is responsible for ensuring on-time delivery of products to customers. This involves daily communication with various departments to prioritize shipments and keep track of product completion.

Essential Functions

• Proactively recognize risks to shipping schedule compliance
• Develop and execute action item plans to drive shipping schedule compliance
• Seek daily communication from upstream departments to ensure product is correctly prioritized
• Keep visual boards updated with correct information (job storage location and finisher boards)
• Provide estimates and frequent updates in regards to planned ship & delivery dates
• Arrange priorities and expedites hot orders through finished processes to drive SCOT index metrics
• Create, organize, and maintain document libraries of inventories at finishers of all new and finished goods on a daily basis
• Review, input, and audit data with above-average attention to detail & accuracy

Other Important Details About The Role

• Coordination with finishers and other Valmont sites to ensure product is complete and ready to be released for shipment to meet on-time delivery to the customer
• Responsible for their own safety, and required to report any unsafe acts or conditions to the appropriate personnel
• Responsible for the quality and integrity of their work, including reporting & data accuracy
• Continuously improve the level of support provided to stakeholders, which ultimately impact the end-customer
• Support the Shipping Leads and Supervisors, as well as other administrative tasks within the shipping department

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate

• High School Diploma / GED and 4+ years of related experience required, or Associates Degree
• Ability to read and decipher blueprints
• Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Effectively communicate with key personnel via phone, email, and face-to-face
• Possess knowledge of transportation terms & manufacturing processes
• Exposure to outdoors elements for short durations of time

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 4+ years of experience, within a shipping/logistics coordination role
• Experience with warehouse inventory systems
• Experience with an ERP System (ex. IFS)

Specific Vision Abilities Required By This Job

• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Peripheral vision
• Depth perception

Physical Effort

• Sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time
• Talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings
• Frequent exposure to outside elements for short periods of time
• Exposure to production facilities where specific PPE will be required such as hand, hearing, foot, eye, and head protection
• Frequent exposure to material handling equipment such as forklifts, straddle trucks, and shag trucks

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more