Logistics Specialist

About the role

Logistics specialist serves as a critical liaison between overseas suppliers, internal stakeholders, and customers, ensuring seamless operations while maintaining financial integrity. This role requires strategic oversight of the end-to-end supply chain, proactive financial management, and the ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration. What You'll Do Orchestrate international logistics operations by managing comprehensive documentation workflows for outbound shipments, cross-border transfers, and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to customs requirements and delivery timelines Direct procurement activities by strategically evaluating customer and affiliate demand, negotiating with suppliers, and issuing purchase orders that optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with sales teams through proactive communication regarding inventory status, order fulfillment progress, and potential supply chain constraints that may impact customer commitments Execute performance monitoring protocols to track shipment accuracy, on-time delivery metrics, and service level agreements, implementing corrective actions when deviations occur Champion continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies, leading root cause analysis for operational challenges, and driving cross-functional projects that enhance supply chain effectiveness Ensure forecast accuracy and demand planning integrity by maintaining 100% alignment between customer forecasts and actual orders, recognizing the critical impact on financial performance, working capital management, and supplier production planning Responsible for managing and avoiding aged account receivable. Work closely with contact manufacturer to achieve capacity requirements and address issues and concerns relating to suppliers' performance as soon as possible. Makes important decisions for the procurement of raw materials and management of inventories to ensure continuous delivery of finished products to customers and avoidance of aged inventory.