Our client, a growing food manufacturing company, is seeking a highly organized and analytical Logistics & Sales Operations Coordinator to support day-to-day logistics, order processing, inventory, and sales operations. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, solving problems, and keeping shipments, customers, and internal teams on track.
The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in logistics, sales operations, or supply chain, ideally within food, beverage, consumer products, or manufacturing. This person should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, on-site environment and have strong Excel and analytical skills. Experience with freight bidding, customer portals, order processing, and accounts receivable is highly valued.
Compensation: ~65-70K; NJ-based with flexibility to work in the Bronx during the transition period
Key Responsibilities
- Manage daily logistics and inventory operations to ensure customer orders are shipped on time and in full.
- Coordinate freight and continuously bid out deliveries to secure competitive shipping rates, with a particular focus on frozen shipments.
- Monitor customer portals and inventory levels to proactively identify potential stock-outs and fulfillment issues.
- Process customer orders and respond to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Reconcile customer deductions by accurately matching Bills of Lading (BOLs) with invoices.
- Follow up on overdue accounts and support collections activities as needed.
- Coordinate closely with the Plant Manager and Production/Warehouse teams to align production and shipping schedules.
- Proactively identify potential operational issues and develop backup plans to minimize delays.
- Support the transition of inventory and logistics operations from the Bronx facility to the company's new Moonachie, NJ facility.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure smooth communication across sales, production, warehouse, customers, and logistics partners.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in logistics, sales operations, supply chain, or a related operational role.
- Food & beverage manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly around freight costs, inventory, and financial reconciliation.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and comfort working with customer portals and other business systems.
- Experience with order processing, shipping documentation, BOLs, invoices, or accounts receivable.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable troubleshooting issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong team-player mentality with the ability to collaborate closely with production, warehouse, sales, and management teams.
- Comfortable working in an on-site manufacturing environment.
- Ability to reliably commute between the Bronx and Moonachie, NJ during the transition period.
Compensation & Schedule
- Approximately $70,000 annually, based on experience.
- Full-time, Monday–Friday.
- NJ-based following the company's facility transition, with flexibility to work from the Bronx during the transition period.
- Medical insurance.
- 401(k) with company match up to 3.5%.
- 7 paid sick days per year.
- 12 days of paid vacation per year.
- Opportunity to join a growing team and play a key role in an important operational transition.