Logistics Coordinator
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Full-time
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Position Summary
The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating freight movements throughout North America, with a focus on cross-border and domestic transportation. This role works closely with customers, carriers, dispatch, planning, and warehouse teams to ensure shipments move efficiently, cost-effectively, and on time.
The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages a high volume of phone calls and emails, negotiates transportation rates, and contributes to revenue growth by maximizing equipment utilization and improving revenue per mile.
Key Responsibilities
- Book domestic and cross-border freight movements throughout Canada and the United States.
- Negotiate transportation rates.
- Manage a high volume of customer communications through phone and email.
- Work closely with Dispatch, Planning, Warehouse, and Operations teams to ensure efficient freight execution.
- Utilize TMS and internal software to track, manage, and update shipments.
- Monitor shipment progress and proactively resolve service issues and delays.
- Ensure all freight movements comply with customs, transportation, and regulatory requirements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and industry partners.
- Identify opportunities to improve load planning, lane density, equipment utilization, and revenue per mile.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
- Assist with freight costing, margin management, and market analysis.
- Maintain accurate records, shipment documentation, and customer information.
Qualifications
- Experience in transportation, logistics, brokerage, or supply chain coordination.
- Knowledge of domestic and cross-border freight operations.
- Understanding of load negotiations, freight pricing, and transportation markets.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment.
- Experience working with TMS platforms and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Coordinate domestic and cross-border freight across Canada and the United States, negotiating rates and managing shipments from booking through delivery. Work with customers, carriers, and internal teams to resolve service issues, meet regulatory requirements, maintain accurate records, and improve utilization and profitability.
Requirements
Experience in transportation, logistics, brokerage, or supply chain coordination is required, along with knowledge of domestic and cross-border freight operations and transportation pricing. Candidates should have strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and problem-solving skills, be able to manage competing priorities, and have experience with TMS platforms and Microsoft Office.
Skills
- Freight Coordination
- Cross-Border Transportation
- Domestic Transportation
- Rate Negotiation
- Customer Communication
- Carrier Relations
- Shipment Tracking
- Freight Pricing
- Load Planning
- Equipment Utilization
- Margin Management
- Problem-Solving
- Organization
- Multitasking
- Microsoft Office
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Categories
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Freight Coordination
- Domestic Freight
- Cross-Border Freight
- Canada
- United States
- Transportation Brokerage
- Supply Chain
- Rate Negotiation
- Freight Pricing
- Transportation Markets
- Customer Communications
- Carrier Relations
- Dispatch
- Planning
- Warehouse Operations
- Shipment Tracking
- Customs Compliance
- Transportation Regulations
- Load Planning
- Lane Density
- Equipment Utilization
- Revenue Per Mile
- Freight Costing
- Margin Management
- Market Analysis
- Microsoft Office
- Continuous Improvement