Logistics Support Coordinator

Company Overview

POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 420 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support.

Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers. Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere. At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best.

Why POOLCORP?

Because it’s a place where you can make an impact and grow! At POOLCORP you’ll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals. Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package. Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader – in so many ways!

So, end your job search here – at POOLCORP – Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life!

Location: Corporate Support; 109 Northpark Blvd., Covington, LA 70433

Job Summary

The Logistics Support Coordinator will support the international logistics function focusing on essential administrative and operational tasks and activities. Work requires a working level knowledge of domestic and international logistics.

Responsibilities

• Audits and processes 3rd party transportation and other services invoices to ensure costs and terms are according to the service agreement and/or quotations.
• Monitors promptness of documentation receipts, validates accuracy and quality of input.
• Verifies via statement of account that all 3rd party providers payments stay current.
• Handles service providers’ inquiries regarding payment issues, including invoice inconsistencies, payment disputes and others.
• Maintains a purchase order database of shipping and import documentation.
• Extracts and analyzes reports from different data sources as required by management.
• Promptly gathers and provides documents to the appropriate service providers, including shipment delivery orders, dangerous goods declarations (DGDs), Invoices, etc. to ensure on-time delivery of all import shipments.
• Closely monitors tracking reports from freight forwarders to ensure quality and accuracy of input.
• Assists with additional tasks such as shipment tracking, container delivery coordination, freight quoting, etc.
• Works closely with Global Logistics Analyst to ensure accurate reporting of shipment status and costs.
• Participates in continuous improvement processes and initiatives.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years’ experience in import/export logistics
• Clear understanding of import logistics
• Strong Microsoft suite skills (intermediate-advanced Excel skills required)
• Ability to combine and utilize professional experience, processes, and systems to support internal and external customers
• Ability to effectively solve common shipping problems
• Ability to work independently and in a virtual environment
• Integrity, sense of urgency, acute attention to detail, proactiveness
  
  

Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! Currently, POOLCORP has over one hundred and twenty military personnel serving on our team. We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.

All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.

POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.