Logistics Coordinator - Transportation

NFI; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NFI is seeking a Logistics Coordinator to manage the Dedicated Fleet operations and assist the Project Manager across a range of logistics tasks in Kansas City. The role emphasizes driver relations, dispatch, and accurate data entry.

You will coordinate load planning, scheduling, and maintenance while ensuring timely invoicing and KPI reporting. Strong communication, multitasking, and problem solving are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years experience in logistics and/or transportation.
• Proficiency with MS Office and TMW is highly desirable.
• Strong customer service, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains positive and encouraging working relations with all drivers.
• Communicates service issues to appropriate internal and external contacts.
• Performs load planning, driver scheduling, and dispatch duties.
• Enters data into NFI’s order-management system (TMW).
• Coordinates with invoicing to ensure timely customer invoices.
• Ensures timely completion of daily and weekly tasks.
• Provides weekly KPI reports to internal and external parties.
• Coordinates daily scheduling for truck and trailer maintenance.
• Works with safety on DriveCam, driver compliance and HOS issues.
• Supports Project Manager with safety, security and labor policies.
• Coverage across departments during vacations or holidays as needed.
• Manages and maintains driver payroll and expenses.
• Audits and approves driver expense reports.
• Provides assistance to Project Manager wherever needed.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication

Multitasking

Tools

MS Office

TMW

Job description

Overview

The Logistics Coordinator provides overall direction throughout the Dedicated Fleet operation and provides operational assistance to the Project Manager wherever needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintains positive and encouraging working relations with all drivers


• Provides constant communications of service issues to appropriate personnel and departments, both internal (NFI) and external (Customer)


• Performs load planning, driver scheduling, and dispatch duties using both Dedicated Fleet and Common Carrier resources.


• Coordinates daily data entry into NFI’s proprietary order-management-system, TMW.


• Coordinates with home-office invoicing team to ensure timely and accurate completion of weekly customer invoices


• Ensures accurate and timely completion of daily and weekly tasks


• Provides weekly KPI/performance data reports to both internal and external parties


• Coordinates daily on scheduling truck and trailer maintenance.


• Works with safety department on DriveCam, driver compliance and HOS issues


• Assists Project Manager with implementing NFI’s Safety, Security and Labor policies


• Assists and provides coverage throughout departments during vacations, holidays if necessary


• Manages and maintains driver payroll


• Audits and approves driver expense reports


• Provides assistance to Project Manager wherever needed

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years experience in logistics and/or transportation


• Computer applications experience including MS Office and TMW strongly desired


• Excellent customer service, problem solving, communication and decision making skills


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Ability to work efficiently and multitask


• Ability and availability to work extended hours if necessary

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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