Logistics Director

Logistics Director directs and oversees operations within the organization’s logistics department. Develops logistics plans and procedures to ensure that internal and client needs are met.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

 

      • Coordinates domestic shipments via freight carriers or domestic shipping companies to ensure the best possible rate & transit time.

 

• Daily management and compliance procedures of the logistics department, ensuring full compliance with federal and state rules and regulations.

• Verifies that shipments are sent with the least amount of errors possible.

• Responsible for the complete and accurate processing of domestic shipments, quoting, invoicing, and rating all shipping documentation.

• Ensures that all Shipping Coordinators elaborate invoices according to special instructions for their respective accounts.

• Updates company information of couriers in the system.

• Provides customer service to couriers and customers when needed.

• Accountable for achieving company objectives regarding to cost, productivity, customer service and profits.

• Experience of Air and Ocean Export and Import (LCL and FCL) Knowledge of LTL, FTL, Break- bulk, RORO Shipments. Able to obtain and manage our NVOCC License and FMC.

• Manages team of warehouse employees to ensure accurate packing and handling of every shipment.

• Determines work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite workflow.

• Issues written and oral instructions to Logistics team.

• Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness and conformance to policies and procedures.

• Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of team members.

• Confers with other managers in the distribution center to ensure coordination of other warehouse activities.

• Confers with other managers outside of the distribution center to ensure coordination of other functions such as production, inventory management and quality assurance.

• Identifies employees’ skills and develops them by coaching and counseling employees on a regular basis.

• Conducts annual performance reviews and provides continual feedback on both positive and negative performance.

• Assesses the personnel needs within the Shipping Warehouse and Logistics team.

• Partners with HR to verify that all personnel positions for each individual area are accurately filled.

• Interviews potential new candidates for open positions within the Shipping Warehouse and Logistics departments.

• Regularly analyzes the processes for each Shipping Warehouse area to adjust for constantly changing workloads

 

Knowledge and Skills

 

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, or related area preferred

· 5+ Years working in a Logistics environment

· 3+ Years working in a management role

· Detailed oriented with ability to oversee projects from planning to implementation

· Bilingual English and Spanish required

· Excellent knowledge of air and ocean exports operations, invoicing and preparing export documentations for domestic markets, LTL, FTL, Break-bulk, and RORO shipments

· Excellent understanding of the laws that are related to shipping and US Customs regulations.