Assistant Project Coordinator

Why You Want To Work Here

We are the leading provider of transportation management and logistics solutions. This position offers you the opportunity for a stable long-term career with a growing organization. We provide global support and looking for someone who is a quick learner with strong mathematical skills!

Responsibilities

• Dispatch shipments to ensure on-time delivery, while maintaining cost targets
• Communicate and update clients through phone email correspondence while developing lasting relationships
• Schedule pick-ups and deliveries, optimizing cost and time
• Adjust price quotes according to cost and location
• Order entry as needed for product transfers or customer orders
• Manage domestic and international freight shipments
• Prepare export documents
• Approve freight invoices
• Maintain a high standard of ethics and integrity
• Gain a sufficient understanding of the industry and customers
• Positively impact customer service
• Perform data entry
• Perform metric analysis
• Manage large amounts of incoming data / emails / information while staying organized and prioritizing tasks

Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Engineering or related field
• Experience and interest in transportation/ logistics preferred
• Previous experience working with logistics or dispatch preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong organization Skills
• Tech-savvy, knowledge of Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Basic knowledge in Excel ability to filter, sort, basic math formulas
• Demonstrate a strong sense of teamwork
• High degree of attention to detail
• Experience in shipping, logistics, or interacting with international teams would be a bonus
• Understanding of what a vendor is, and what a client is, and how they relate to a business.
• Understanding of how to interact with clients and provide customs service
• Ability to work with vendors to obtain pricing and ensuring service levels are met
• Basic knowledge of how a sustainable business operates (understanding the difference between, and importance of, costs & revenues)

Additional Information

• Fulltime, Onsite
• $45,000-$55,000