Freight Forwarding

Fantastic career prospect - Logistics Coordinator
- Adaptable Work Structure & Excellent Team Culture
- Salary Package up to $70,000 + Super

**Your new company**
This company was founded with a mission to provide outstanding, reliable, and safe global freight, shipping, and logistics solutions. Grounded in stringent quality standards and a close-knit culture, they tackle their tasks with the loyalty akin to familial ties. Their ethos revolves around nurturing lasting partnerships, backed by the capacity to reliably deliver trusted freight and logistics services to their clientele and their enterprises.

**New Role: Logistics Coordinator**

**Duties & Accountabilities**:

- Coordinate specific customer requirements for Road Freight.
- Follow road freight operations procedures that are implemented by the management team or project manager
- Develop road freight opportunities for the business through existing and potential clients
- Arrange quotes and pricing structures, rates and price estimates as required,
- Negotiate rates with subcontractors in line with service requirements,
- Inform clients of factors such as transport options, timelines and regulations affecting transport arrangements,
- Regularly follow up on freight shipments and notify clients of transport progress,
- Prepare and send invoices using CargoWise software platform,
- Check, negotiate where necessary and approve subcontractor invoices for payment,
- Develop operations procedures to effectively manage scheduled project logistics Australia wide,
- Attend to Quality Management System (QMS) Inductions
- Ensure that processes needed for the QMS are actively completed and maintained,
- Report Non-conformances, changes or any customer complaint if required,
- Arrange the legal, efficient and cost-effective transportation of cargo,
- Liaise with customers and suppliers daily,
- Manage delivery date request to ensure no delivery delays, if delays occur update clients immediately,
- Assist with general office and warehouse duties as requested

**What you'll need to succeed**
- A minimum of two years' experience in Logistics Coordinator/freight forwarding/ shipping industry is required;
- Provide complete and timely status/performance updates as requested by your Manager
- Provide advice in relation to your areas of competence when requested by your Manager and colleagues
- Keep colleagues, Managers, supervisors and stakeholders informed on matters that may impact performance and seek to resolve issues before they escalate
- Develop productive working relationships to ensure a combined team-based approach
- Participate in performance and development reviews in accordance with corporate personal performance and development planning
- Share information in a timely manner to assist colleagues achieve their goals and objectives.
- Extensive knowledge of Mass, Dimension and Load Restraint compliance
- Sound knowledge of Fatigue Management, NHVAS and Chain of Responsibility systems
- Professionally dedicated, flexible, a willingness to learn and with skills to adapt to changing environments
- Well organised with the ability to set priorities, make decisions and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated commitment to working as a member of a team and operating within a dynamic environment under constant change

**What you'll get in return**
- As a Logistics Coordinator you will have a brilliant career opportunity within the freight forwarding space where you will work in a mentoring and supportive environment with a collaborative operational team.
- Logistics Coordinator salary will be highly competitive, and you will be able to own the role at hand.

**What you need to do now**

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