Logistics Specialist I

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

EDUCATION:

• Minimum required education: High School Diploma/ GED

EXPERIENCE:

• 1 year prior relative industry experience or logistics experience
• Experience working with Carriers and arranging transportation preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Must be organized and analytical, able to adapt quickly to changing policies and procedures
• Must be able to work as part of a team in a fast paced and pressured environment, communicating effectively with both colleagues and clients and following verbal and written instructions
• Must be able to efficiently solve problems relating to sales, finance and transportation of goods in locations both national and overseas
• Must have excellent computer skills and be able to operate Microsoft applications and be familiar with any other software pertinent to the position
• Must have very strong spreadsheet skills (Excel).
• Excellent organizational, communication, and documentation skills

• Communicate effectively with clients, couriers and other operational departments
• Verify that quality assurance checks are completed and maintained
• Maintain accurate logs of all transportation and goods
• Determine and maintain product classifications for import/export shipments
• Complete freight claims for damaged shipments
• Coordinate domestic, international, and warehouse transfer shipments
• Coordinate internally managed orders
• Coordinate the movement of externally processed WIP and act as the primary point of contact with the supplier regarding the movement of materials
• Communicate daily with carriers and freight forwarders, in coordinating pickup and delivery of shipments
• Prepare and process required documentation; examples: commercial invoices, export documentation, certificates of origin, and bills of lading, ASN’s
• Provide rate quotes per customers’ requests for both current and future shipments
• Maintain standard operating procedures to reflect current processes
• Validate all freight bill & coding as deemed necessary from third party billing provider and corporate finance
• Manage and maintain all record keeping requirements in accordance with Thermo Fisher policy
• Work closely with our warehouse personnel to ensure they have all documentation required to prepare shipment and understand regulatory requirements
• Determine load size and special handling requirements to optimize the best carrier for movement of goods
• Participate in PPI to continually improve processes
• May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned