Key Responsibilities
- Transportation Management:
- Arrange and schedule deliveries with customers and truck drivers
- Track deliveries in real-time and proactively address any delays or issues.
- Load product onto trucks night before delivery
- Inventory Management:
- Monitor inventory levels and proactively identify potential shortages or surpluses.
- Coordinate with production and sales teams to ensure timely order fulfillment.
- Manage warehouse space effectively to optimize storage and minimize handling costs.
- Logistics Process Improvement:
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs within the logistics department.
- Analyze data to identify trends and develop strategies to improve overall logistics performance.
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and new technologies related to logistics.
Qualifications
- Experience: 2+ years of experience in a logistics or transportation role. Experience in the manufacturing industry is a plus.
- Skills:
- 2+ years of Experience operating forklifts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with office personnel and customers
- Other:
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize effectively
- Quick learner of recurring accounts and deliveries
- Flexibility / Able to work over time
Company Description
Since the production of its first corrugated box in 1968, R & R Corrugated Packaging Group has established itself as a leader of corrugated converting operations in New England. Centrally located in Bristol Connecticut, R & R has 206,000 square feet of combined manufacturing and warehouse space. Our facility is equipped with state of the art machinery necessary to fulfill any of our customer’s packaging needs. Our sole purpose is to create a strong, long lasting partnership with our customers, and to deliver quality corrugated products.