Title: Shipping & Logistics Coordinator
Salary: $28.00-$30.00
The purpose of the position is to coordinate outbound and inbound shipments ranging from local deliveries to international shipments and everything in-between. This person will help develop internal process to address workflow, gear utilization and general inventory in conjunction with already established processes nationally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Schedules drivers to perform local deliveries.
- Scheduels subrental pickup and returns.
- Coordinates Hotshots (airfreight).
- Performs administrative tasks to support Operations Department including updated dispatch and inbound schedules, record keeping, and accounting.
- Works with Sales staff and project management in order to plan for pick-up and delivery times.
- Provides freight cost quotations to sales staff.
- Updates freight cost database with current costs.
- Determines space requirements of shipments in trucks and shipping containers.
- Negotiates rates with 3rd party carriers (including comparative rates), freight forwarders, and couriers.
- Ensures costs are kept to a minimum without sacrificing service quality or accuracy.
- Ensures all vehicals are maintained.
- Maintains service logs for each vehicle.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Operations.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Full-time, ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends. Availability to work overtime.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 5 years in a professional audio, video and lighting environment preferred.
- General knowledge of all aspect of Audio Visual including, Video, LED, Lighting and Audio
- Highly Organized, hands-on approach.
- Upbeat team player who can work independently.
- Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced ever-changing environment with an emphasis on strong customer service.
- Problem solver and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Experience in management and or operations within a live performance service company is a plus.
- Knowledge and familiarity with database equipment reservation systems.
- R2 inventory software experience a plus.
- Some experience in a warehouse or shop environment is a plus.
- Computer literacy.
- Proficient in MS Office Software (Outlook/Word/Excel).
- Basic understanding of ATA Carnet format.
- Clean driver license
- CDL Class A license a plus
- CDL Class B license a plus
- CDL Class D license a plus
