Equipment Control Coordinator

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is seeking a Regional Logistics analyst to support the Equipment Manager. The role requires strong Excel skills to update daily reports used by commercial and operational teams for decision making.

The position focuses on KPI reporting, stock level coordination, and cost-optimization of container movements within the US. Collaboration with local teams and departments is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; 1–2 years related experience or equivalent.
• Intermediate Excel experience; reporting basics.
• Experience with sorting, filtering, charts, and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Regularly compile company KPI’s and reports to support equipment team and district offices with day to day work processes.
• Identify areas in need of improvement and develop reports to increase efficiency.
• Look for creative ways to decrease costs by properly managing container movements within the US.
• Coordinate with local equipment teams to properly manage stock levels.
• Act as a liaison between local equipment teams and internal departments to resolve problems.

Skills

Excel

Pivot tables

Reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Main Purpose of the Role

The employee will work in the Regional Logistics department and report to the Equipment Manager. This position requires excel proficiency to assist in daily report updating to support commercial and operational teams. These reports are used by commercial and equipment teams to make business decisions.

Main Purpose of the Role

The employee will work in the Regional Logistics department and report to the Equipment Manager. This position requires excel proficiency to assist in daily report updating to support commercial and operational teams. These reports are used by commercial and equipment teams to make business decisions.

Major Areas of Responsiblity

Regularly compile company KPI’s and reports to support equipment team and district offices with day to day work processes. Identify areas in need of improvement and develop reports to increase efficiency. Look for creative ways to decrease costs by properly managing container movements within the US.

Main Tasks

• Coordinate with local equipment teams to properly manage stock levels.
• Act as a liaison between local equipment teams and internal Norfolk departments as needed to resolve problems.
• Compare costs for multiple evacuations routes and present in a meaningful way.
• Produce daily, weekly, & monthly Logistics reports such as stock reports, idling equipment, out to client containers, movement trends, equipment forecasts, and logistics expenses.
• Coordinate yearly equipment reconciling within the area to ensure accurate stock counts in our electronic system.
• Ability to troubleshoot and research report solutions to for reporting errors.
• Support marketing, customer service, and branch offices as needed to problem solve and review new potential new business.
• Work with local logistics teams to research idle equipment within the US.
• Monitoring stock levels and looking for solutions to increase equipment efficiencies.
• Negotiate and coordinate domestic repositioning with vendors.
• Analyze street turn activity.
• Add and update depot rates in SAP system to ensure auto purchase orders can generate without discrepancies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree; one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel—

Basics- reporting, formatting, sorting, filtering, creating charts, graphs, and pivot tables.