Logistics Coordinator EntryLevel

Katapult Network; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Katapult Network is seeking an entry-level Logistics Coordinator to support freight transfer nationwide and globally. This position offers a path to build a career in logistics with a growing company.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and strong teamwork, planning, and communication skills. You will maintain carrier relationships, analyze costs, negotiate contracts, and ensure timely order fulfillment across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required to apply.
• Strong communication, planning and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to analyze information and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and grow relationships with carriers and client contacts
• Analyze expenditures and financial data to develop plans and budgets for profits and service improvements
• Negotiate and authorize supplier contracts and monitor fulfillment
• Maintain regular client contact to determine shipping needs and resolve issues quickly
• Collaborate with managers to implement policies and goals
• Oversee inventory of goods, vehicles, and personnel
• Manage order fulfillment cycle ensuring deadlines and policy adherence

Skills

Team player

Organizing & planning

Communication

Complex problem solving

Social perceptiveness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Bachelor's Degree Required to Apply

Katapult Network is designed to help college graduates with zero to two years of professional experience find their next professional career opportunity. We focus on helping recent college graduates, with no experience, get access to full‑time, entry‑level opportunities with some of the Nation's top employers. Our clients include ground‑breaking start‑up companies and well‑established billion‑dollar organizations who want to find their next generation of talent.

The Job:

We are currently recruiting an entry‑level Logistics Coordinator. This is a great opportunity to build a career in logistics supporting the process and managing freight transfer across the country and globally. This is a great opportunity to build a career for anyone looking for a stable and growing company, with lots of room for advancement.

What You Will Be Doing As A Logistics Coordinator:

• Maintain and grow relationships with carriers and client contacts
• Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, and budgets for increasing profits and improving services
• Negotiate and authorize contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract fulfillment
• Maintain regular contact with existing clients to determine their daily and weekly shipping needs, providing responsive customer service and resolving client issues quickly and effectively
• Collaborate with other managers and staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, and objectives
• Oversee inventory of goods, vehicles, and personnel
• Manage activities throughout the order fulfillment cycle, ensuring that deadlines are met and policies/procedures are followed

Our Ideal Logistics Coordinator Has:

• Team player: able to work independently and as a team to complete goals
• Organizing and planning: develop specific goals and benchmarks to prioritize, organize and accomplish your work in a timely manner
• Communication: express ideas clearly in both written and verbal correspondence, listen effectively, and share information appropriately with persons inside and outside the organization
• Complex problem solving: identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Social perceptiveness: be aware of other people's reactions and understand why they react the way they do. Maintain a positive, friendly composure even in difficult situations

Requirements To Be A Logistics Coordinator:

• Bachelor's degree

Katapult Network is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in all of its forms. People of all identities and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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