DISPATCH-INVENTORY COORDINATOR

Capital Lumber; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

9 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

TeleDoc

Best Doctors

Company Paid Life and Disability

401(k) Plan with Match

Employee Assistance Program

Hearing Services

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Job summary

Capital Lumber in Tacoma, WA is seeking a logistics/warehouse professional with lumber knowledge to manage delivery routing, inbound material scheduling, and order fulfillment. The role emphasizes accuracy, safety, and collaboration with sales and operations.

Requirements include 5 years in lumber or truck/dispatch experience, DOT compliance knowledge, and proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Forklift experience and English fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• Five years lumber experience or five years experience as truck driver/dispatching
• Strong knowledge of DOT compliance regulations
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to model Capital values and provide innovative solutions
• Detail oriented with high quality results in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work autonomously when necessary
• English communication skills (verbal/written)

Responsibilities

• Monitor and contain transportation costs; develop spreadsheets for delivery zones and routes
• Assist Operations Manager in scheduling inbound material through third party logistics
• Schedule customer deliveries in coordination with logistics, Operations, and Sales
• Process shipping manifests and ASN reports daily
• Support inventory accuracy and cycle counts; assist with backup order fulfillment and forklift duties

Skills

Detail oriented

Autonomous work

Strong communication

Mathematical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Associates degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Details

Career area Position Type Location Tacoma, WA 98421, United States Job ID 593943

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Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour DOE.

Principal Accountabilities & Deliverables

• Monitors and contains transportation costs, including the development of spread sheets showing delivery zones and routes
• Assists Operations Manager in scheduling and tracking inbound material through third party logistics
• Assists in scheduling all customer deliveries in coordination with third party logistics, Operations, and Sales Departments
• Checks and turns in shipping manifests to office daily
• Completes resolving of pick tickets, prints delivery tickets for routes, and completes ASN reports daily
• Makes suggestions to improve inventory accuracy
• Acts as expert resource for all inventory questions/issues for all departments
• Liaison between sales, office and operations regarding inventory issues
• Performs cycle inventory counts and organizes regularly scheduled physical inventories, with management guidance and reports findings to management
• Assists with backup order fulfillment and forklift duties as assigned
• Performs other work related duties as assigned by your supervisor and be flexible and adaptable to changes that will occur during the course of employment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Five years lumber experience and/or five years experience as truck driver/dispatching
• Possess strong working knowledge of State and Federal D.O.T. compliance regulations
• Strong computer skills with ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to model the Capital values and to provide innovative solutions
• Ability to drive and be accountable for accurate and high quality results in a fast paced environment
• Ability to be very detail oriented and technically focused
• Ability to work autonomously when necessary
• Strong verbal, written, mathematical and collaboration skills
• Associates Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in warehousing or inventory management
• High detail orientation with ability to error free work on a consistent basis
• 1 to 4 years previous experience with forklifts and other machinery
• Has Forklift Certification
• Good knowledge of lumber products
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English to the extent required to receive and communicate information as necessary to the position

Abilities

• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75 pounds
• Must be able stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 5% or less of the workday
• Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday
• Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday.

Work Environment

• Work is performed indoors in a climate controlled environment, however, while performing backup order fulfillment/forklift duties, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes, and moving mechanical parts and vibrations. Work is performed outdoors, and employee is exposed to variety of extreme weather conditions at the distribution warehouse. The noise level in the work environment and warehouse can be loud.

Our Benefits

• Paid Time Off (Sick, Vacation, Volunteer Time Off)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• TeleDoc
• Best Doctors
• Company Paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Match Percentage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hearing Services
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Smart Dollar
• Wellness Program through Vitality with program completion incentive towards medical premium