What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Process Specialist position at Pipestone?
Job Description:
As a Logistics Process Specialist at Pipestone, you will play a vital role in improving logistical processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies while ensuring exceptional service for our customers. This position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle multiple tasks, work independently, and drive growth in our logistics operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate transportation of feed ingredients, ensuring prompt, efficient, and cost-effective movements to meet customer needs and expectations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries regarding freight status, delivery schedules, and arrival times.
- Review all purchase orders for accuracy and learn to utilize the Sage system to enter trucking purchase orders and confirm freight costs.
- Communicate with order takers to provide timely updates on shipment and delivery schedules, generate required paperwork for vendors, and ensure smooth pick-up coordination.
- Ensure all orders are set up to customer specifications and efficiently file and follow up on all freight claims.
- Partner with brokers, independent trucking companies, and LTL carriers to negotiate competitive freight rates, optimize shipping volumes and routes, and audit freight invoices to ensure alignment with quoted prices.
- Manage distribution and shipment budgets and continuously evaluate and develop smoother, more efficient processes within the feed ingredient supply chain.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience coordinating FTL and LTL shipments with brokers and carriers to ensure timely, cost-effective deliveries.
- Experience with reviewing, generating, and processing purchase orders and invoices, skilled with logistics software and Excel.
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team to successfully meet customer needs and efficiently solve any problems that may arise.
As a Logistics Process Specialist at Pipestone, you will play a vital role in improving logistical processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies while ensuring exceptional service for our customers. This position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle multiple tasks, work independently, and drive growth in our logistics operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate transportation of feed ingredients, ensuring prompt, efficient, and cost-effective movements to meet customer needs and expectations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries regarding freight status, delivery schedules, and arrival times.
- Review all purchase orders for accuracy and learn to utilize the Sage system to enter trucking purchase orders and confirm freight costs.
- Communicate with order takers to provide timely updates on shipment and delivery schedules, generate required paperwork for vendors, and ensure smooth pick-up coordination.
- Ensure all orders are set up to customer specifications and efficiently file and follow up on all freight claims.
- Partner with brokers, independent trucking companies, and LTL carriers to negotiate competitive freight rates, optimize shipping volumes and routes, and audit freight invoices to ensure alignment with quoted prices.
- Manage distribution and shipment budgets and continuously evaluate and develop smoother, more efficient processes within the feed ingredient supply chain.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience coordinating FTL and LTL shipments with brokers and carriers to ensure timely, cost-effective deliveries.
- Experience with reviewing, generating, and processing purchase orders and invoices, skilled with logistics software and Excel.
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team to successfully meet customer needs and efficiently solve any problems that may arise.
