Manage inbound and outbound transportation by coordinating with planners, buyers, carriers and customs brokers. Book and track shipments, handle claims, escalate delays affecting production, optimize freight spend, issue RFQs/RFPs, and manage carrier performance and KPIs. Oversee returns, samples, RMAs, and finished vehicle shipments.
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
We are currently seeking an ambitious Logistics Coordinator to join our Logistics and Material Planning team. You will be the main interface between Harbinger internal teams and its carriers (2PL/3PL/4PL).
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Partner with material planners and buyers to create and/or update transportation plans that will be used to tender transportation needs to carriers.
- Manage panel of carriers for any transportation needs (ocean, air, ground, parcel)
- Ensure supplier documentation is complete, available to carriers and customs brokers on time and in compliance with regulations.
- Book and track shipments from pick up to delivery.
- Handle claims for any lost/damaged/late shipments.
- Escalate any transportation delay if any impact to production is identified.
- Find opportunities to reduce freight spend such as consolidation or downgrading of service level. Responsible for KPIs such as Inbound Logistics Cost and Outbound Logistics cost.
- Manage carriers performance and hold them accountable using appropriate KPIs (OTIF, detention fees,...) and appropriate governance (carrier reviews and meetings, QBR,...)
- Issues RFQ/RFP to carriers for regular transport lanes and project cargo.
- Oversees outbound shipments including samples, Engineering/Service requirements, RMAs/returns, and finished chassis/step vans.
Other requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience in logistics, minimum 1 year of international logistics experience
- Excel advanced skills (pivot table, lookup formulas, etc.)
- Knowledge of incoterms is mandatory
- Basic knowledge and understanding of US CBP import process is necessary
- Hazmat experience/certification preferred
- Vehicle shipping experience preferred
- Prior carrier work experience preferred
- Experience with Oracle Netsuite is nice to have
- Experience with a TMS nice to have
- Spanish and/or Chinese Mandarin nice to have
Key Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$80,000—$100,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.
Harbinger Garden Grove, California, USA Office
12821 Knott St, Garden Grove, CA, United States, 92841
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