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Logistics Coordinator Job Description: Top Duties and Requirements

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Last updated October 8, 2025
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A Logistics Coordinator is an individual who controls the production schedule in a manufacturing plant, construction job site, printing company, or other industrial organization. Their main responsibilities include managing workflow, scheduling production times for each project, and coordinating the receiving or shipment of supplies or equipment.

What does a Logistics Coordinator do?

The Logistics Coordinator contributes to the overall success of the company by monitoring the production process. They are responsible for maximizing workflow by managing the schedule, coordinating with the warehouse, and working with the Production Manager.

They are responsible for keeping detailed records of everything in the production line, estimating the time involved on a project, and closely monitoring the progress of each project. Through consistent time management, the Logistics Coordinator can help expedite the production process.

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Logistics Coordinator Job Description Examples:

Example 1

Tank Traders® is hiring for an experienced Logistics Coordinator to join our team at Head Office in La Salle, MB!

We are looking for an experienced Logistics Coordinator who thrives in a fast paced, dynamic environment that is driven to meet our retailer needs. Our ideal person is an analytical thinker, enjoys building delivery runs, and works well in a team environment! This individual will have a passion for Logistics and strive for the best customer satisfaction with our retailers!

Day in the Life:

  • Administers the delivery needs of their retailers to exceed expectations
  • Ability to effectively resolve and address retailer concerns with deliveries
  • Actively builds delivery runs to ensure they are efficient and cost-effective
  • Follow up with retailers to ensure accurate delivery volumes and answer inquiries
  • Assist the logistics team as needed

What’s in it for you?

  • The opportunity to make a difference: Our company culture thrives on idea sharing, improvements, and collaboration
  • A commitment to your success and development: Ongoing career conversations and growth opportunities
  • Open door policy across the organization: An environment of trust and mutual respect
  • A competitive starting salary
  • Comprehensive company benefits
  • A group RRSP plan

Who we are:

Tank Traders® is the largest provider of the BBQ Propane Tank Exchange Program in Canada and has a growing footprint the USA through the Midwest Region! Currently our Logistics Team routes deliveries for all 23 of our locations!

If you think you are the person we are looking for, please submit your application and cover letter. We look forward to the conversations that lay ahead!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Flextime
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • Vision care
Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
  • Weekend Location: One location

Example 2

MAIN Duties

Logistics Coordinator is responsible for:

  • Coordinate and plan with department peers to effectively and efficiently dispatch the company’s resources
  • Communicate specific freight requirements and procedures to drivers
  • Handle customer inquiries in a timely, professional manner
  • Analyze resource utilization and generate reports as needed
  • Acting as backup driver if needed
  • Scheduling the truck maintenance and ensure all the equipment's are well maintained.
  • Directing activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking of transportation trucks
  • Monitor company's or department's performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
  • Collaborating with staff members to formulate and implement transportation-related procedures as well as company revenue goals and customer service objectives.
  • Develop strategies for growth of the transport business.
  • Complying with transportation-related policies, as well as safety rules, and government regulations.

Health & Safety Compliance

  • Ensure adherence to Health and Safety Regulations.
  • Training required: WHMIS
  • Promote safe workplace practices and prevent workplace accidents.
  • Follows SteriPro Safety Rules.

Educational / Professional Development / Work Experience Requirements

  • An experience as a transportation/logistics coordinator/specialist in a similar industry.
  • Solid knowledge of the transportation industry and logistics.
  • Experience working with transportation-related government regulations.
  • Critical thinking skills and knowledge of analytics.
  • Ability to work well with team members and navigate stressful situations.
  • Excellent leadership skills.
  • Good conflict resolution skills.

Night Shift for 3 days and morning shift for 1day

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $23.00 per hour

Benefits:
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Vision care
Schedule:
  • 4 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Montréal, QC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
  • logistics: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
  • A valid driver’s license (DZ) Location: One location

Example 3

Junction Craft Beverage Co. (JCBC) is one of Ontario’s top craft breweries and beverage producers. Located in the Junction’s Stockyards area of west Toronto. Since 2011 the company has been steadily growing and now calls a beautiful former 1930’s Art Deco public works building, affectionately known as ‘The Destructor’, home. JCBC brands and beers can be found across the province in the LCBO and at numerous restaurants, bars throughout the GTA and products made for our partners are sold and shipped across North America.

Like all great businesses, our success is based on the people that work here and how we work together to achieve our common goals. We are building a team for the next stage of our journey and are looking for talented and hardworking people to join us.

About The Role:
This role, reporting to the Logistics Manager, is a key function within our facility and can be broken down into these key responsibilities.
  • Shipping & Receiving
  • Production Assistance
  • Delivery Driver Support
  • Inventory Management

This role is permanent and full-time and offers a competitive salary based on experience, company health benefits and team profit sharing.

About You:
  • Work great in a team environment
  • Results-oriented
  • Able to communicate effectively and objection handle on-the-fly
  • Self-motivated and comfortable working on your own
  • Eye for detail and process



Key Job Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the movement of all goods entering and exiting the facility.
  • Work closely with the packaging lead to ensure the team is set up for success each day.
  • Create efficient routes for delivery drivers each morning using routing software.
  • Work with the Logistics Manager to ensure our onsite inventory is current and accurate
  • Manage inventory and BOL’s via the company’s ERP system

Qualifications
  • Minimum 2 years of forklift driving experience is a must
  • Full G licence
  • Experience working in a brewery or similar facility is an asset
  • Able to be onsite early morning or till late in the evening based on assigned shifts each week

If you think you meet these criteria, are all about quality craft beer, supporting the environment and social responsibility while having a great time in the process... we'd love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Profit sharing
  • Store discount
  • Vision care
  • Wellness program
Schedule:
  • 10 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekends as needed



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Toronto, ON M6N 0B1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
  • Forklift: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
  • Forklift Licence (required)


Work Location: In person


Application deadline: start date: 2024-06-17

Example 4

Top Grade Molds (TGM) designs and produces high quality plastic injection molds for some of the world’s leading industrial and thin wall packaging manufacturers. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, we exports to over 30 countries in the world and provide packaging solutions for many of the top industrial packaging and food packaging multi-national companies in the world.

With over 150 employees and growing, TGM is continually searching for top talent. TGM is currently seeking an energetic, highly motivated and experienced Purchasing and Logistics Coordinator for our Mississauga facility! The employee will be performing various job duties including but not limited to following:

Job Description

  • Purchaser and Inventory Agent: Organize and manage the company’s shipping and logistics.
  • Complete responsibility for all Engineering, Tooling and General Purchasing including issuing of RFQ’s, purchase orders and follow-up.
  • Oversee inventory levels and ordering and sourcing accordingly.
  • Work with manufacturing on day-to-day basis.
  • Resolve quality and supplier issues.
  • Continuously search for alternative, competitive sources / sub-contractors.
  • Bring to TGM new and innovative ideas related to Purchasing, Inventory Control, Outsourcing, and Material Flow Management.
  • Work in a team environment.
  • Work with established TGM standards and practices.
  • Complete work that you are responsible for in a timely and productive manner

Other details:

  • Permanent, full-time position.
  • Salary range: Depends on experience
  • Working hours: 40 hours of work per week plus overtime availability.
  • Benefits: Extended health care, dental, RRSP, long term disability insurance and Profit sharing.
  • Great environment with professional individual approach and friendly atmosphere.

Qualifications:

  • Completion of post-secondary education in a Supply-chain related field.
  • Excellent organizational skills, highly motivated, results oriented, and capable of decision-making and problem solving.
  • High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Professional manner with strong customer service skills and positive attitude.
  • Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Top Grade Molds is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and fostering a safe, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment to all employees.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarian's with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) and Ontario Human Rights Code, Top Grade Molds is committed to providing accommodations to candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If selected, please inform our Human Resources department of your accommodations.

We would like to thank everyone that has applied, but only those selected will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • Profit sharing
  • RRSP match
  • Vision care
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift



Experience:
  • Purchasing and Logistics: 2 years Location: In person

Example 5

WE ARE Growing! Connected. Committed. Creative.

As a global team of 24,000+ connected employees in 46 countries, we pride ourselves in being the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company – applying insight, service quality and innovation to create sustainable growth for business and society.

When you join our elite team, you’ll have the opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a positive difference while being rewarded with an excellent salary, superior group insurance, a matching pension plan, great perks, a pleasant culture, true work/life balance and the opportunity to help transform and grow the company.

You’ll also “Walk-the-Talk” when it comes to Yusen’s 9 Core Values because they resonate with you: Communication. Openness. Customer Focus. Reliability. Teamwork. Accountability. Problem Solving. Continuous Learning. Proactivity.

The Logistics Coordinator is the primary Customer and Transportation Vendor contact that initiates and completes all tasks for transportation services. This includes creating an order, sourcing a carrier and invoicing the customer. Success in this position is defined as: 1) Satisfied Customers measured by Volume and Revenue growth, 2) Positive relationships with carriers that promotes service performance and financial results, measured by margin and load on-time performance, 3) accurate and complete execution of Accessorial events that maximize YLCA’s positive financial impact, and 4) growth in customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Timely order entry and updates in operating system for reflecting accurate records of logistics – load notes, pricing, accessorial charges.
  • Selection of appropriate and cost-effective means of transportation (FTL, LTL, Intermodal) that maximizes margin and satisfies customer’s requirements.
  • Timely completion of billing (within 5 days of transaction) and invoicing procedures to enhance cash cycle.
  • Source and qualify carriers to ensure load coverage and service.
  • Problem resolution that surface from our Customers and Vendors through to resolution and completion.
  • Carrier development and maintaining positive carrier relationships.
  • Resolve rate discrepancies with carriers and respond to returned pre-notes in a timely manner to promote On Time Performance (OTP).
  • Continuous communication of, and development of, multi-modal capabilities to our customers.
  • Best use of judgment that balances customer needs, YLCA’s yield and final service results.
  • Additional duties as assigned by the Transportation Manager.

Minimum Requirements:
  • High School Diploma.
  • Minimum one (1) year relevant experience.
  • Excellent written and verbal business communication skills for communicating with customers/vendors.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations as they relate to calculating pricing, revenue, and margin.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Browser)
  • Strong keyboard skills for accurate and timely data entry.
  • Must be able to present oneself in a cooperative and professional manner with both internal and external customers and vendors.
  • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet deadlines, while keeping work/files organized.
  • Ability and eagerness to learn new tasks and follow-through independently with minimal supervision.
  • Keen ability to assess situations, perform root cause analysis, and provide solutions.
  • Effective time management – ability to manage self, time and priorities.

Please note that this is a Hybrid Position. A combination of on-site attendance and work from home is required.

Yusen Logistics (Canada) Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience, and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants however only those invited for an interview will be personally responded to. NO Agencies Please.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Flexible schedule
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • RRSP match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision care
  • Wellness program
  • Work from home
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
  • Bonus pay
  • Overtime pay



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Brampton, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
  • OTR/Transportation: 1 year Location: Hybrid remote in Brampton, ON
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Logistics Coordinator duties and responsibilities

The Logistics Coordinator should be able to manage their own time and their team’s time efficiently to maximize productivity. The Logistics Coordinator contributes to the company’s overall success by ensuring deadlines are met and production runs smoothly. Some of the most common daily tasks of a Logistics Coordinator include:

  • Estimate the amount of time needed to complete a job
  • Manage the schedule efficiently to maximize workflow
  • Estimate the quantity of materials needed to complete the job
  • Keep track of incoming and outgoing products, equipment, or materials
  • Closely monitor the production of each project
  • Keep detailed spreadsheets of the workflow (past, current, and future)
  • Consult regularly with clients, suppliers, and Production Managers
  • Ensure all projects are completed by the deadline

Logistics Coordinator skills and qualifications

A good Logistics Coordinator will possess some key skills that reflect their time management capabilities and ability to do the job well. Some common skills and qualifications include:

  • Excellent time management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work in collaboration with others
  • Flexibility
  • Organizational skills
  • Digital technology skills
  • Ability to create and update detailed records and spreadsheets
  • Exceptional customer service management skills

Logistics Coordinator experience requirements

A successful Logistics Coordinator will have experience in the industry so they can make reasonable estimates when it comes to production management and the ordering of raw materials. As a Logistics Coordinator, they should have experience as a factory worker or construction worker, working under the supervision of a manager. Previous clerical work experience is also relevant to this job and considered an asset.

Logistics Coordinator education and training requirements

There are no formal education or training requirements for a Logistics Coordinator in Canada. In most cases, a secondary school diploma is required. Training for a Logistics Coordinator can be done on the job. If the industry is niche, applicants may require very specific experience or certifications in relevant domains.

Logistics Coordinator salary expectations

According to Indeed Salaries, a Logistics Coordinator in Canada earns an average salary of $45,326 per year. The salary also varies based on the type of industry, years of experience, employer, and location.

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