What are the responsibilities and job description for the Import Logistics Coordinator position at Schylling?
Schylling is an award-winning toy company that has been putting smiles on the faces of children, and children-at-heart, for over 40 years. We are in a historic old mill in the charming and idyllic New England town of North Andover, MA.
We are currently recruiting for an Import Logistics Coordinator to join our busy Distribution and Purchasing team where you will be responsible for the daily follow-up with our Internal Purchasing Team and Freight Forwarder to ensure the timely process flow of all shipments and resolve any shipping related issues with our 3rd party warehouse. The best-fitted individual will have experience in the following areas:
·Communicate daily with our forwarder & internal team to manage all bookings from overseas
·Exercise discretion and independent judgment on booking decisions and container consolidations in order to meet inventory and customer demands
·Processing all factory and/or Domestic shipping documents and sending to our forwarder and our 3rd party warehouse.
·Creating, monitoring, and updating all incoming shipments through the forwarder website and reconciling them in our system and internal shipment tracking.
·Effectively and promptly communicate any discrepancies of lost, damaged, delayed, and/or customs shipment issues.
·Research lost shipments, broken items, and tracking between vendors and the company.
·Monitor and update inbound shipments once goods arrive into port through receipt into our 3rd party warehouse
·Record receipt of delivery orders received from our forwarder
·Verify inventory receipts from our 3rd party warehouse and research any discrepancies.
·Monitor shipment status from our 3rd party warehouse including delivery, container arrival, empty containers, return to port date, and completion.
·Updating receipt dates daily and communicating any delays.
·Attend meetings and organizational initiatives as necessary.
·Support special projects when needed as assigned by the management team.
·Working with NetSuite or a similar ERP system.
The perfect candidate will possess these traits:
·Amazing follow-through skills.
·Take charge/initiative attitude.
·An independent worker but works well on a team.
·Careful decision-maker.
· Detail-oriented with superior multitasking and organizational skills.
·Energetic and positive disposition.
Schylling offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage with an 80% company contribution, company-paid life and disability insurance, PTO and at least 9 paid holidays, product discount, and a two-year cliff vesting 401k with weekly company match and eligibility after 30 days.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $58,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
Employees that are vaccinated are not required to wear a mask at work, but will be required to show proof of vaccination.
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Logistics: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location