Logistics Coordinator
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- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Implement the Logistics Execution Plan during the execution phase and ensure day-to-day adherence across purchasing, expediting, vendor quality surveillance, project controls, and site materials interfaces.
- Interpret and apply project Incoterms correctly at the execution level and ensure suppliers and logistics providers follow them.
- Verify and maintain the freight journal and provide shipment forecasts, status updates, and materials movement visibility to the project team.
- Obtain shipping release information from expediting and activate shipments through the appropriate logistics channels.
- Ensure freight forwarders and 3PL providers receive complete export and shipping documentation and issue shipping instructions accordingly.
- Review vendor logistics data in detail and confirm shipment readiness, including weights, dimensions, hazardous classification, export/import requirements, and packaging compliance.
- Coordinate collection, transport, tracking, tracing, and reporting of cargo from point of origin to final destination.
- Coordinate import/export clearance support, consolidation, storage, preservation, and delivery readiness where these fall within project logistics scope.
- Interface with site logistics and site materials teams to support three-month look-ahead planning, specialized handling needs, and final delivery coordination.
- Supervise the work of Logistics Controllers and provide practical guidance to junior logistics personnel.
- Perform cost and shipment forecasting for the Logistics Lead and assist with invoice verification and logistics contract administration activities.
- Develop and execute contingency actions for critical-path deliveries, shipment deviations, and specialized-load requirements.
- Engage third-party specialists, such as marine surveyors, when required by cargo risk or insurance requirements.
- Training in logistics, supply chain, transportation, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of import/export operations, Incoterms, customs documentation, multimodal transport, and project logistics processes.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, corporate governance, and materials management interfaces.
- Proficiency with core project and logistics systems, including reporting and shipment visibility tools.
- Practical understanding of claims, freight bill review, shipment documentation, and logistics exception management.
- Demonstrated negotiation and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Degree or diploma or suitable tertiary qualifications in the logistics field is preferred
- Typically, 10-15 years of solid logistics or supply chain experience in EPCM, freight forwarding, 3PL, or comparable project environments, with responsibility for planning, transportation, and customs coordination.
- Demonstrated experience in materials management coordination, shipment tracking, freight documentation, and exception handling.
- Prior experience supervising support staff or coordinating the work of others is desirable.
- Experience with contingency planning and critical-path delivery support is preferred.
- International experience on EPCM projects is an asset.
- Effective planning and organization
- Strong time management under schedule pressure
- Clear communication and stakeholder coordination
- Strong problem-solving and execution judgment
- Leadership and teamwork
- Advanced systems usage and reporting capability
- Financial awareness and contract-administration support
- Operational understanding of project logistics risks and controls
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