Logistics Specialist

ManpowerGroup; Clive (IA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 1-2 days/week

Mon–Fri schedule

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Logistics Specialist to join the team in Clive, IA. You will maintain profiles, enter loads from tenders, and coordinate with account managers and receivers to keep loads on track.

You will monitor daily pickups and deliveries, verify data, and investigate any discrepancies while communicating status to internal and external partners. A hybrid work option may be available.

Qualifications

• 1 year of logistics experience.
• General knowledge of the transportation industry.
• Ability to follow written, verbal, or diagram instructions.
• Experience writing routine reports and correspondence (preferred).
• Strong organizational skills to schedule and coordinate deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Maintain customer profile information and enter loads from customer tenders into Freight Optimizer.
• Update account managers on problem loads and document actions; notify receivers and customers on load status.
• Monitor daily pick-ups and deliveries, ensuring on-time arrival and good condition.
• Take driver check calls and validate load data before marking delivered for accounting.
• Investigate overages, shortages and damages; complete the required documentation.

Skills

Logistics experience

Transportation knowledge

Attention to detail

Written reports

Organizational skills

Job description

Our client is seeking a Logistics Specialist to join their team. As a Logistics Specialist, you will be part of the Logistics department supporting Logistics operations. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, clear communication skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple moving parts which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Logistics Specialist

Location: Clive, IA

Pay Range: $25

Shift: 08:00 am start with 17:00 finish. Hour lunch. M-F

What's the Job?

• Maintain customer profile information and enter loads from customer tenders into the Freight Optimizer system
• Update account managers on problem loads and document actions taken; update receivers and customers on load status
• Monitor daily pick-ups and deliveries, verifying loads arrive on time and in good condition
• Take check calls from drivers, ensuring loads will deliver on time; validate all load data prior to marking loads delivered for accounting purposes
• Investigate product overages, shortages, damages, and complete the appropriate documentation

What's Needed?

• 1 year of logistics experience
• General knowledge of the transportation industry
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form
• Experience writing routine reports and correspondence (preferred)
• Strong organizational skills to schedule, reschedule, and coordinate delivery appointments

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to support day-to-day logistics execution through order entry, routing, and dispatch coordination
• Hands-on role coordinating traffic and communicating load status to internal and external partners
• Clear, structured shift schedule with Monday through Friday coverage
• Potential for hybrid work for 1-2 days a week
• Work that directly impacts on-time delivery performance and accurate load documentation

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions.

Manpower® is a global leader in contingent staffing and permanent resourcing, providing companies with strategic and operational flexibility and creating talent at scale. Our specialized recruiting teams assess and guide talent into meaningful, sustainable employment, while our PowerSuite technology enables deeper insight and smarter matching, helping candidates find opportunities that align with their strengths, experience, and career goals.

In this constantly shifting world, our flexible workforce solutions provide companies with the business agility needed to succeed. Manpower is part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands, which also includes Experis, Talent Solutions. For more information about Manpower, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

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