Freight Coordinator – EDI, Carriers & Shipments

Coastal Specialty Forest Products Inc; Bow (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (40 hours) day one

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

401(k) with 4% Company Match

Company-Paid Holidays

Disability Benefits

FSA Benefit

Employee Discount on Building Materals

On-Site Gym

Job summary

Coastal Forest Products is seeking an organized Freight Coordinator to join our Bow, NH office. The role focuses on coordinating freight with carriers, managing delivery appointments, and ensuring on-time shipments, while maintaining accurate records and communicating changes to internal teams.

You will work on-site, Monday through Friday, with responsibilities spanning invoicing audits, carrier liaison duties, and recordkeeping to support efficient distribution of building materials.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of freight coordination, logistics, transportation, or shipping and receiving experience.
• Experience scheduling deliveries with large customers and adherence to their shipping requirements.
• Experience working with freight carriers, tracking shipments and resolving delivery issues.
• Experience reviewing freight invoices and resolving billing errors or freight claims.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; ERP/EDI experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generates and transmits accurate, timely Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions.
• Schedules and manages delivery appointments and tracks outgoing shipments to ensure on-time delivery.
• Ensures shipments comply with routing and compliance requirements; communicates requirement changes.
• Coordinate inbound freight and schedule receiving times with operations team to ensure timely receipt of inventory.
• Serves as the primary carrier liaison, monitoring carrier performance and escalating recurring issues.
• Audits freight invoices for accuracy, resolves billing discrepancies, and identifies opportunities to reduce cost.
• Dispute incorrect chargebacks / fines, and assists with resolving freight claims.
• Partners with internal teams to align freight schedules with deadlines, communicating appropriate updates.
• Maintains accurate freight records, delivery confirmations, EDI transactions, and carrier communications.
• Monitors delivery performance, identifies and resolves the causes of missed appointments, late deliveries, and incorrect shipment quantities, and prepares performance reports for leadership.

Skills

Freight coordination

Logistics

Transportation

Shipping & receiving

Microsoft Excel

ERP / EDI

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EDI systems

ERP software

Job description

Coastal Forest Products is seeking an organized Freight Coordinator to join our Bow, NH office. The role focuses on coordinating freight with carriers, managing delivery appointments, and ensuring on-time shipments, while maintaining accurate records and communicating changes to internal teams.

You will work on-site, Monday through Friday, with responsibilities spanning invoicing audits, carrier liaison duties, and recordkeeping to support efficient distribution of building materials.