Bilingual Logistics Coordinator (Spanish) TAK

Summary of Job Description:

This position is responsible for coordinating shipments based on customer order requirements among suppliers, distribution centers and plants.  This role requires making mode and carrier selections for all customer orders. This position is responsible for order entry; web, EDI, and manual; as well as track and trace of all shipments including LTL, Expedite, Truckload, and Air Charter and customer updates. Load Planning requires knowledge of rating structure for Truckload, carrier rate negotiation skills, and understanding of all modes of transportation. Coordinator will be responsible for handling exception based shipping needs, obtain non compliance exception authorization forms and providing hourly updates of critical shipment status. 

Responsibilities: Choose low-cost mode and optimal service carrier and following customer-specific routing instructions and/or routing guides.  Must be able to negotiate rates effectively with non-contracted carriers.Track and Trace of all shipments within time frame required.Identify complex move opportunities such as truckload multi-stops and pooling moves and communicating these to support teams; engineering or procurement.Coordinate & expedite requests, time-specific pickups and deliveries and other special requests. Documenting all information per shipment request in LMS – requirements for this will be provided. Daily interaction with internal and external customer is required.    Effectively communicate with supply chain stakeholders in Mexico (plants), U.S.

Distribution centers (borders and Midwest), and carriers.On call cell phone rotation

Requirements: Experience in Transportation Operations and Supply Chain Management.  Previous Transportation Management software application experienceStrong organizational and time management skills; specifically documentation of all issues, communication with customers and carriers. Strong systems aptitude and must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Outlook, Word and Excel.    Must be able to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines posed by customer needs in order to avoid line shut downMust be able to have flexible lunch times and work overtime as needed to meet customer demands.Understanding of business culture in Mexico, at the border, an in the U.S.Fluent in Spanish; read, write and speak. Microsoft Word and ExcelRequires multitasking College degree preferred