What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Coordinator position at Pipestone?
Overview:
Pipestone is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our dynamic team as a Supply Chain Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving logistical processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies while ensuring exceptional service for our customers. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle multiple tasks, work independently, and drive growth in our logistics operations.
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.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 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.
Pipestone is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our dynamic team as a Supply Chain Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving logistical processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies while ensuring exceptional service for our customers. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills to handle multiple tasks, work independently, and drive growth in our logistics operations.
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.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 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.
