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Assistant Logistics Coordinator

Job Description: 

Are you looking for a family oriented company that takes pride in their work and roots?

Look no further! You’ll find this and more at Freshway Produce Inc.!

We are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Logistics Coordinator to join our team in Miami, FL.

As the Assistant Logistics Coordinator you are responsible for coordinating the overall logistics and operations of day to day tasks to ensure effectiveness and efficiency as well as customer service. You will communicate directly with growers, custom brokers, warehouses, carriers, and other service providers to create efficiencies within the process.

Compensation/Salary: 
DOE
Requirements: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • Logistics and A/P experience would be a plus.
  • Bilingual English / Spanish is a plus. 
  • Analytical and detail with his/her work.
  • Multitask and problem solver.
  • Very effective organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
  • Customer service with strong phone skills.
  • Computer system savvy.
Responsibilities & Duties: 

Logistics:

  • Collect BL from warehouses and shippers to ensure that they match with each order in the system.
  • Ship orders in the system as well as send shipping confirmations to customers.
  • Collect Commercial Invoices as well as BL from Growers and/or Shippers.
  • Receive lots in the system, as well as print pallet tag. Also, provide pallet tags to Freshway's Warehouse.
  • Contact and coordinate Quality Inspections with third party company or USDA.
  • Forward Quality Inspection Reports as well as Warehouse Receiving Lot Reports to Growers.
  • Daily communication with carriers. Negotiate rates, and availability. Follow up truck status, and ETA.
  • Daily communication with warehouses. Match physical inventory with system inventory.
  • Daily communication with Custom Broker, Ocean Carriers, Trucks Dispatchers to ensure on time delivery.
  • Assist Sales Manager with handling communication with local export agencies or growers regarding the export of containers.
  • Quick checks to inbound lots and/or orders when needed.
  • Contact the Repack team at Freshway's Warehouse to schedule recondition, edit lot quantities, and update system once results have been provided and approved by supervisor.

Administrative:

  • Answering the phone courteously.
  • Assist sales department when needed with order status to customers.
  • Review warehouse and local carriers bills to ensure that charges are accurate.
  • Supervise daily tasks of Freshway's QC Specialist.
  • Print Pick Tickets of each lot for Freshway's QC Specialist.
  • Process logistics and transportation claims. Also, contact surveyors when containers arrive with issues to destinations.

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