Shipping Coordinator - Winnipeg, Canada - Lafarge Canada Inc

Lafarge Canada Inc

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we're committed to shaping a

greener,

smarter and

healthier world. At Lafarge Canada Inc.,

safety comes first,

collaboration matters and

diversity is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually

make our materials better.
Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview:

Objective:

The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for providing support to the Winnipeg Pipe Operation including; dispatch, general assistance to Sales including SAP invoice

reconciliation assistance, PO creation, receiving of invoices for payment and office support

Structure:

Winnipeg Pipe Operation. Work closely with Sales Manager, Sales and Engineering team, Sales Coordinator, Production team and Admin. Assistant.

Responsibilities:

Specific Accountabilities:

Process sales orders
Process and manage payments to haulers
Run reports as required for General Manager and Sales Manager
Answer incoming calls
General office duties as required
Assist with inventory control
Dispatch duties including: scheduling deliveries; coordinating loads; manual and SAP ticketing
Process PO's and receive goods for consumable or maintenance items
Enter returned goods, culls & shipping into inventory management spreadsheet
Liaise with Project Managers daily, in regards to product requirement for customer projects and assist in providing scheduled solutions based on customers' needs
Manage and solve customer complaints and issues as it relates to shipping & inventory
Working with yardstaff (forklift operators) to organize yard in effective manner
Coordinate with other Lafarge Pipe operations to balance inventory, formwork and source product
Monitor stock of 3rdparty items (gaskets, aluminum steps)
Work with hired trucking companies to make sure logistic requirements are met. Deal with issues as they come up (wait time, drivers, tiedown methods)
Assist smallvolume (misc) customers with pricing, taking and processing orders
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education

High School diploma required

Experience

Proficiency with MS Office
Knowledge of concrete pipe and manhole products an asset, but not required
Proficiency in SAP an asset, but not required
Easily able to deal effectively with customer complaints in a professional manner
Excellent telephone manner
Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with other staff, truckers and customers
Able to work under pressure with fluid deadlines and changing circumstances
Selfstarter, willing to do work outside job description as required
High level of time management and task prioritization skills
Excellent written and oral communication and teamwork/interpersonal skills

_ As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required._

LafargeHolcim:
As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are

passionate, driven by

curiosity and keen to

grow,

learn, develop and

thrive in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.