Our client is seeking a Logistics Assistant for their Long Island Office!

Location - Long Island

Hours - Monday Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM  and Friday 7:00AM to 3:00 PM

Pay Rate - $20 - 25 an Hour

The core duties and responsibilities are:

• Negotiating pricing with carriers
• Arrangement of materials transported by carriers and monitoring for timeliness and legality
• Creating a bill of ladings with accurate information
• Responsible for the review, verification, and reconciliation of shipping documents
• Responsible for the reporting of inventory reports to customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills -A MUST
• Provide support in completing paperwork and documentation
• Carry out clerical work, including typing, proofreading, and editing documents, correspondence, and reports for the logistics department
• Support with developing and preparing complex databases, reports, and/or presentation material for the logistics unit
• Responsible for preparing shipping documents such as Commercial Invoice, Packing Lists, and Shipyard Material Receivers, etc., for ongoing shipments and projects
• Responsible for entering data into spreadsheets from multiple sources, as well as verifying input and calculations
• Advance user of MSOffice tools such as Word and Excel A MUST!
• Provide support in the maintenance of electronic filing system for administrative documentation that guarantees swift retrieval of requested documents
• Critical thinking skills required