4pl - Logistics Specialist

Allyn International is looking for a Logistics Specialist to join our organization Allyn is a privately-held professional services firm established in 1992. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, customer-centric services and solutions for the global marketplace. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 firms in a variety of industries.

What does a Logistics Specialist do?

Logistics Specialists manage logistics activities, meet business fulfillment requirements, and support transportation cost reduction. The position is responsible for collecting and communicating all necessary information related to upcoming and ongoing shipments, projects and services as well as providing logistics support, consulting, and obtaining best possible transportation rates.

Position Details

**Location**: Scotia, NY
**Work Schedule**: 40 hours, 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday (some weekend / afterhours support / on-call rotation may be required)
**Position Classification**: Full-Time; Salaried Exempt, Entry-Level
**Compensation**: $40,000-50,000.00 annually
**Physical Demands**: Sitting, typing, and talking on the phone
**Work Environment**: Cubicle, office setting. 1 day per week remote.

Allyn International is an Equal Opportunity Employer

**Benefits**:
Work from home one day a week, 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave, medical, dental, vision, basic life (paid for by Allyn), voluntary life, STD (paid for by Allyn), LTD, 401k, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Holidays, and more

**Required Experience and Education**:

- Bachelor’s or equivalent college degree required
- Microsoft Office experience required
- Customer service experience preferred
- Problem solving skills
- Sense of urgency
- Excellent customer service
- Excel proficiency

**Responsibilities**:

- Route cargo in accordance with legal and customer requirements.
- Coordinate the routing process with clients, freight forwarders, and customers.
- Accurately issue shipping documentation such as certificates of origin, customs invoices, packing lists, and certificates of insurance
- Reliably track and expedite progress of specialized shipments
- Capture all costs associated with a shipment.
- Actively look for an capture savings opportunities and added value opportunities when possible
- Actively participate in team meetings, conference calls, and daily project management calls with Allyn team and with the client
- Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and other transport regulations compliance management, including permitting, over dimensional, and Hazmat
- Eliminate or minimize risk exposure for Allyn and customers
- Maintain online tracking and metrics tools
- Track and resolve freight claims
- Provide excellent customer service to Allyn customers

Allyn is a privately-held professional services firm established in 1992. We are dedicated to providing high quality, customer centric services and solutions for the global marketplace. Our core products include transportation management, logistics sourcing, freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, tax management, and customs compliance. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 firms in industry sectors such as power generation and renewable energy, road construction equipment, electronics, industrial materials, heavy duty trucks, mining and drilling equipment, oil and gas, modular building, medical equipment, not for profit, and US government. Allyn conducts business in over twenty different languages and has extensive experience in both developed and emerging markets. Our highly trained experts are located throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Allyn has regional headquarters in Fort Myers, FL USA, Shanghai P.R. China and Prague, Czech Republic.