Logistics Coordinator-Multi-generational family business
- Specialized knowledge and skills
- Salary Package up to $80,000 + Super
**Your new company**
This company is a logistics firm in Australia that is predominantly owned and operated by indigenous females. It's a multi-generational family business deeply dedicated to its team, clients, partners, and the logistics field. Their team possesses specialized knowledge and skills that enable them to deliver top-notch service. Unwavering in maintaining high standards, being detail-oriented, fostering transparent communication, and prioritizing customers, all of which enable them to consistently exceed expectations.
**Your New Role: Logistics Coordinator**
**Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities**:
- Planning and coordinating the import and export of cargo from start to finish
- Liaising with global contacts including shipping lines, agencies and customers
- Generating various shipping documents as required
- Maintaining accounts and providing quotes for managed accounts
- Preparation of quotations for new business
- Following up on quotations for feedback and outcome;
- Understands the overall market - competitors' strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them
- Work both collaboratively and autonomously to identify areas of growth, opportunity and improvement
- Work both collaboratively and autonomously to pursue identified opportunities and convert into tangible business outcomes
- Provide product information and identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities to achieve growth
- Participation in negotiation and closure of deals
**What you'll need to succeed**
- A minimum of two years' experience in Logistics Coordinator/freight forwarding/ shipping industry is required;
- Knowledge and proficiency working with Cargo Wise or comparable freight system is required;
- Knowledge of air and sea freight, importing and exporting is required;
- Be organised and effective with a high level of attention to detail;
- Be eager to learn with keenness to work in a fast paced environment and to meet targets;
- Good people skills, ability to work cooperatively in a fast paced team environment;
- Strong customer service ethic and highly organized;
- Be able to work autonomously and take ownership of responsibilities, including retention of information and skills imparted;
- Be able to multi-task and prioritise
**What you'll get in return**
- As a Logistics Coordinator you will have a brilliant career opportunity within the freight forwarding space where you will work in a mentoring and supportive environment with a collaborative operational team.
- Logistics Coordinator salary will be highly competitive, and you will be able to own the role at hand.
**What you need to do now**
**Thomas Hunter** now on 0437 537 710.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion
📌 Freight Forwarding - Logistics Coordinator
🏢 People Group
📍 Brisbane