Job title:- Shipping/Receiving CoordinatorLocation:- Blue Ash, Ohio 45242Duration:- 02 Months 3rd Shift: 10:45pm-6:45am Job Description:3 must-have skills:Experience in in logistics and supply chain knowledgeStrong communication skillsTime management and multitasking Job Summary:
- The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for organizing and managing the day to day logistical activities for shipping and receiving of the Plant facility.
- Responsibilities include ensuring personnel operate efficiently and safely, maximizing loads while minimizing shipping costs, and coordinating with 3rd Party Logistics Companies to ensure on-time delivery of customer products and high customer satisfaction.
Major Job Responsibilities:Business Excellence
- Coordinate daily dispatch to ensure timely and cost-effective shipment methods
- Plan and maintain weekly shipping schedule to ensure on-time pick and delivery of customer products
- Maintain record of counts, quantities and descriptions of inventory being shipped and received
- Reconcile all load reports with Kiwi ESP to ensure accuracy of inventory being loaded and
- shipped
- Identify opportunities to maximize manufactured square footage (MSF) per trailer to increase utilization of assets and increase cost savings
- Review prior day shipping report to confirm shipment with dedicated carriers, customer pickups, and breakdown of MSF to identify opportunities to increase efficiency
- Coordinate material staging, shipments, pick and pack order fulfilment, expired inventory destruction, and raw and customer owned inventory
- Maintain working knowledge of Department of Transportation regulations and general routes to create time efficient shipping schedules
- Review customer specifications to determine the most efficient carton size and pallet pricing
- Utilize Kiwi application to track and confirm inbound and outbound loads to account for
- Inventory People and Culture
- Work collaboratively with Production to assess, manage, and prioritize customer requests to
- ensure load planning accuracy, mitigate delays, and enable high customer satisfaction
- Communicate production updates and delivery statuses with Customer Service and customers to enable a positive customer experience
- Ensure Shipping Clerks safely operate material handling equipment (e.g. forklift) and properly adhere to all safety regulations and procedures
- Coach and train Shipping employees on departmental procedures to enable performance excellence
- Partner with 3rd Party Logistics Companies to coordinate dock times for customer receipt of inventory
Critical Skills / Capabilities:
- Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time spent on activities; meets deadlines
- Organizational Skills: Plans, arranges and/or monitor's work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives
- Communication: Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal, and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens carefully and attentively
- Coach: Demonstrates basic understanding of the individual and organizational benefits of career development; provides feedback to direct reports and/or peers on job skills and personal behavior; identifies employees areas of strengths and developmental needs
- Decision-Making: Plans and decides on the course of action while allowing for flexibility to support ad-hoc scenarios; demonstrates ability to balance competing priorities
- Adaptability: Demonstrates agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify ones approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated
- information
Technical Skills:
- Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook
Work Environment:
- Work in an office within the plant environment; noisy work environment; moderately climate controlled environment; exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures; exposure to machinery
- conditions of over 100 F; maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations
Experience:
- Required: 3 years of experience in Shipping and Receiving in a warehouse environment
- Preferred: Knowledge of inventory management best practices
Education:
- Required: High School diploma or G.E.D.
- Preferred: 2- year technical degree or certificate program in a Logistics or related field