Logistics Coordinator

Date: Sep 18, 2023

Location:

Salisbury, MD, US, 21804

Req ID: 70249

Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

Utilize SAP to facilitate movement of goods to internal and external customer. Coordinate daily shipping schedules to match capacity for assigned facility. Ensure that a shipment created meets all requirements for on-time delivery. Generate weekly reports that measure payload and on time delivery goals. Handle all exceptions that may occur in an efficient and effective manner. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Arrange customer orders and transfer orders into successful shipments considering payload, product availability, transit miles and customer delivery window.
Maintain loading schedule that meets plant capacity. Work closely with shipping facility as to changing capacity and able to react to any changes.
Move orders via transfer process for consolidation considering product availability and transportation capacity.
Utilize multiple methods to make customer delivery appointments. Develop essential time management skills needed for success.
Work closely with internal customers such as Customer Service, Wholesale Sales, Supply and Transportation.
Provide cost and lane analysis utilizing existing tools for continuous Improvement.

Minimum Education

4-year degree... 2-year degree with minimum 5 years Logistics/Transportation Experience

Experience Requirements

Experience Preferred

4 year degree - (Buisness Related Preferred)

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.