Logistics Specialist
Logistics

Ankeny , Iowa Contract Jul 21, 2025

Logistics Specialist

Location: Ankeny, Iowa 50021
Duration: 2+ Months, Contract
Shift Details: 7am-3:30pm M-F
Pay Rate: $19.00 per hour

JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Specialist, Logistics, you will be responsible for providing logistics support, including order entry, routing and dispatching, and traffic coordination.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain customer profile information and enter loads from customer tenders into the Freight Optimizer system
Update account managers on problem loads and what actions have been taken; update receivers and customers on status of loads
Monitor daily pick-ups and deliveries; verify that loads have arrived on time and in good condition
Take check calls from drivers, ensuring that loads will deliver on time; validate all load data prior to marking loads delivered, for accounting purposes
Investigate product overages, shortages, damages, and complete appropriate documentation
Schedule and reschedule delivery appointments for all loads; accept or decline loads based on direction from account managers
Provide detailed directions and instructions to properly route drivers

QUALIFICATIONS

At a minimum, you’ll need:

1 year of logistics experience
General knowledge of the transportation industry

It’d be great if you also have:

High school diploma or equivalent
Experience writing routine reports and correspondence
The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal or diagram form

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