Kymera International - Specialty Materials that Shape the Future
Job Code: LGC LOG USA
Reports To: Materials Manager
Work Location: 2601 Weck Drive, Durham, NC 27709
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Summary
The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating day-to-day logistics activities supporting the manufacturing facility, including inbound and outbound shipments, transportation, shipping documentation, and inventory movements. This position works closely with Production, Materials, Warehouse, Customer Care, Purchasing, Finance, and external transportation partners to ensure materials and finished goods move safely, accurately, and on time. The Logistics Coordinator also monitors shipment performance, resolves freight and delivery issues, maintains accurate system transactions, and identifies opportunities to improve logistics efficiency and cost.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments to support production schedules, material requirements, and customer commitments.
- Coordinate with Production, Materials, Warehouse, Customer Care, Purchasing, and other internal teams to align shipping and receiving activities with operational requirements.
- Assist with carrier selection, freight quotes, routing decisions, and transportation arrangements based on cost, service requirements, transit time, and shipment characteristics.
- Communicate with carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to coordinate transportation activities and resolve service or delivery issues.
- Proactively monitor shipments and communicate delays, shortages, missed pickups, carrier issues, and other delivery risks to appropriate stakeholders.
- Investigate and coordinate resolution of damaged, lost, short, or delayed shipments and support freight claims with appropriate documentation.
- Monitor inventory movements related to shipping and receiving and investigate discrepancies in partnership with Materials, Warehouse, and Supply Chain.
- Maintain accurate shipment, delivery, inventory movement, and transportation information within applicable ERP, WMS, and logistics systems.
- Track and report logistics performance metrics, including on-time shipment, on-time delivery, freight cost, premium freight, carrier performance, freight claims, and shipment accuracy.
- Ensure customer-specific shipping, packaging, labeling, documentation, and delivery requirements are accurately followed.
- Prepare and maintain shipping documentation, including bills of lading, packing lists, commercial invoices, customs documentation, and other required records.
- Coordinate international shipments with freight forwarders and customs brokers and ensure required commercial and customs documentation is complete and accurate.
- Ensure logistics activities comply with applicable safety, quality, transportation, hazardous-materials, and regulatory requirements.
- Support physical inventory counts and cycle-counting activities.
- Collaborate with Finance and Accounting on freight invoice reconciliation and freight-charge verification.
- Identify opportunities to improve logistics processes, transportation cost, shipment accuracy, carrier performance, and overall efficiency.
- Perform other duties and support business priorities as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
- Minimum Associates degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.
- Two or more years of experience in logistics, transportation, shipping/receiving, or supply chain, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working with ERP or warehouse management systems required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of freight, transportation, shipping documentation, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- DOT Hazmat Shipper Certification and RCRA training preferred, or ability to obtain required certification/training within 90 days of employment.
- Demonstrates the ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance in accordance with established work schedules.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong knowledge of shipping, receiving, transportation, and logistics processes.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate shipping documentation and system transactions.
- Ability to coordinate multiple inbound and outbound shipments and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to identify, investigate, and resolve shipment, inventory, carrier, and delivery discrepancies.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and data-management skills with the ability to analyze freight costs, shipment performance, and logistics trends.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with carriers, freight forwarders, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional internal teams.
- Commitment to safety, quality, customer service, and continuous improvement.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach, push, and pull as needed to support shipping and receiving activities.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
- Ability to operate a forklift and other material-handling equipment when trained, authorized, and business needs require.
Work Environment
- Work is performed in both office and warehouse/manufacturing environments with exposure to industrial equipment, forklift traffic, noise, dust, varying temperatures, and other conditions common to an industrial manufacturing facility.
- Required personal protective equipment and facility safety procedures must be followed when working in designated areas.
- Schedule flexibility may be required to address shipment delays, carrier issues, inventory activities, or urgent customer and production needs.
EEO Statement
Kymera International is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
Kymera International is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We recruit, hire, develop, and promote employees based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law in the countries where we operate.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment and employment process for qualified individuals with disabilities or other protected needs, in accordance with applicable law.