Logistics Assistant

Ben E. Keith; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben E. Keith in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a detail-oriented Clerical Logistics Assistant to support the Logistics Manager with daily administrative tasks.

You will schedule loads for drivers, perform reporting tasks, and manage inbound calls while maintaining accurate data entry across the MS Office suite. Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of clerical experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of clerical work experience.
• Strong data entry with 10-key by touch.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word).
• Excellent communication and telephone etiquette.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Familiarity with freight handling, shipping, and receiving.
• Able to pass drug screen and physical.

Responsibilities

• Schedule loads for drivers.
• Perform reporting tasks.
• Manage inbound calls.
• Provide administrative support to the department.
• Help with other clerical duties as needed.
• Research requested information and respond expediently.

Skills

Data entry

MS Office

Excel

Word

10-key by touch

Phone etiquette

Attention to detail

Organized

Freight/shipping awareness

Self-starter

Load scheduling

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

Word

Job description

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for accomplishing clerical duties assigned to you by the Logistics Manager.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Must have 1 year working in a clerical environment and equivalent details.
• Schedule loads for drivers.
• Perform reporting tasks
• Ensure assigned duties are accomplished accurately and in a timely fashion
• Manage inbound phone calls as needed
• Research requested information and ensured expedient response.
• Provide administrative support to the department.
• Help cover other clerical duties when someone is on vacation or absent.
• Familiarity with freight handling, shipping, and receiving processes.
• Help with other projects throughout the office as needed.
• Must be able to pass a Drug Screen and Physical.
• Logistics background experience preferred.
• Must be very detail oriented and highly organized.
• Outstanding computer skills: Accurate Data Entry Skills, alpha and numeric, 10 key by touch, MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, 45 wpm
• Professional communication skills and excellent telephone etiquette.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work in a fast-paced environment and schedule workload
• Other duties as assigned by the manager.

Physical Requirements:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer