Logistics Coordinator (After Hours)

Superior Plus Propane; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Plus Propane is seeking an After-Hours Logistics Coordinator to ensure seamless logistics coverage during evening hours. You will forecast fuel needs and dispatch deliveries, aiming for 100% availability and 60% tank capacity efficiency.

You will create daily driver schedules, optimize routes, and ensure DOT hours of service compliance while coordinating with drivers and service centers. This role requires an associate degree or equivalent and 3–5 years of dispatch experience.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of dispatch, logistics, or route planning experience.
• Strong forecasting and route optimization skills.
• Knowledge of DOT hours of service.
• Ability to communicate with driver teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and databases.

Responsibilities

• Forecast deliveries and establish delivery frequencies to ensure 100% fuel availability.
• Create daily driver schedules and optimized routes.
• Review and correct forecasts to improve efficiency.
• Maintain service center delivery zones for route efficiency.
• Coordinate driver schedules to comply with DOT hours of service.
• Communicate routing instructions to drivers.
• Identify potential outages and proactive mitigations.
• Adapt to additional duties as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Team player

Quality focus

Problem solving

Time management

Software systems

Logistics principles

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Excel

Database skills

Job description

We are seeking an After-Hours Logistics Coordinator to provide operational support and ensure seamless logistics coverage during evening hours. The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for forecasting and efficient dispatching of fuel delivery to residential and commercial customers. This involves monitoring and forecasting the delivery frequency to provide 100% fuel availability, while maintaining a delivery efficiency of 60% of the tank capacity. Creating daily driver schedules and routes to optimize the truck routing.

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday
• 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific Time (PST)

Location Preference:

• Candidates located on the U.S. West Coast are strongly preferred to align with the work schedule and business needs.

What you’ll do:

• Establish delivery forecasting and delivery frequency to maintain 100% fuel availability to residential and commercial delivered fuels customers. Automatic degree day, period accounts, days between deliveries or will call.
• Establish delivery frequencies to create efficient drops, 60% of tank capacity
• Review inefficient deliveries, making corrections to customer’s accounts forecast to improve efficiency
• Manage and maintain service center delivery zones to support route efficiency
• Create service center daily driver delivery schedules and routes
• Optimize delivery routes and driver efficiency by clustering deliveries
• Manage driver schedules to maintain compliance with DOT hours of service
• Communication with drivers on routing and delivery instructions
• Review any deliveries that would indicate a customer run out
• Perform additional duties as needed

Additional Notes

• Willingness to work flexible schedules including weekends, holidays and evenings
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

What you bring:

• Associate degree or equivalent experience / education
• 3 – 5 years of experience in dispatch, logistics, or route planning preferred
• Strong analytical skills to support forecasting fuel needs, delivery scheduling, route optimization
• Knowledge of DOT hours of service regulations
• Ability to assign work and communicate effectively with driver team
• Work in a fast-paced customer service organization, meet deadlines, constructively resolve issues
• Highly proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel and database skills
• Legal Authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job opening

SKILLS:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong leadership skills, team player, quality and service focus, problem solving and time management skills, understanding of software systems and logistics principles, and the ability to work effectively across organizational lines to achieve results.

Pay Transparency:

The hourly rate for this position is $24 - $28 per hour.

This role will be eligible for overtime pay once scheduled work week hours are met.

Please note the compensation information shown above is a general guideline only. Pay rate is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, candidate’s geographical location, as well as market and business considerations.

Here at Superior Plus Propane, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals, we welcome all qualified candidates to apply. If you have an accommodation need during the recruitment & selection process, we encourage you to connect with us at [e-mail] to let us know how we can enhance your experience.