Trading Assistant jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

Description

About Schupan

We believe our employees make us the best.
To support our employees, we provide benefit offerings for our employees to choose what fits their life.
Offerings include medical, dental, company paid employee only dental, dental for dependents, company paid core vision for employee and family, HSA, FSA, 401k, company paid group life and AD&D, voluntary life, short and long-term disability, fitness incentives, wellness premium discount, pet insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and EAP.

Core Values
At Schupan, we want to positively impact our people, community, and planet every day. We believe our core values foster a culture of excellence through growth.
Schupan & Sons, Inc. expects all employees to perform their job duties and consistently follow the core values.

• Integrity - We are honest in our interactions to foster trust, accountability, and responsibility.
• Empowerment - We are committed to providing the resources necessary to elevate our employees & our business to excellence.
• Sustainability - We are dedicated to the wellbeing of our communities, our people, our environment and to the long-term success of our business.
• Compassion - We are inspired to help others and committed to a workplace of kindness, understanding, and respecting others’ diverse perspectives and experiences

Title: Materials Trading Logistics Coordinator

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Director of Operations

Department: Logistics   Division: Materials Trading

Position Type: Full-Time     Shift: 1st     Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

** Accepting applicants near either the Atlanta, GA, or Detroit, MI (Wixom) metropolitan areas * *

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SUMMARY

The Materials Trading Logistics Coordinator is responsible for working with suppliers of materials, freight companies, and consumers to arrange timely pickup and delivery of goods. They will also be serving as a primary logistics coordinator for the Trading Group as well as developing and maintaining relationships with logistics vendors.

Essential Functions

• Negotiate terms, conditions and freight rates with vendors that service our accounts to ensure a healthy base of carriers to utilize in the marketplace
• Communicate freight market conditions routinely to the commercial group to ensure the highest level of customer service
• Work closely with brokerage customers in accordance with PO terms and conditions regarding material pickup and delivery
• Use discretion and independent judgment to evaluate and compare possible courses of action

when handling non-conforming brokerage loads and make recommendations to the President of Materials Trading

• Develop and create reports as needed for internal and external customers utilizing Excel and Crystal Reports
• Schedule load, handles issues (i.e. rejections/downgrades), and all other customer related concerns that pertain to delivering goods to the plant for end consumers
• Train with commercial group to develop a base understanding of materials being traded in order to anticipate individual trading amongst the group
• Assist Materials Trading team with administrative tasks including but not limited to making travel arrangements, purchasing customer/vendor gifts, mailing holiday cards and assisting with power point presentations
• Perform 3^rd party administration tasks as needed
• Must demonstrate high attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and ability to work well independently
• Must be able to handle high stress situations, work well under pressure, and continue to respond to co-workers and customers with respect and consideration
• Must be able to interact in person with peers and public, including the ability to work onsite a minimum of 2-3 times per week
• Must be able to travel by air, rail, car based on most efficient and effective mode of travel to accomplish goals and objectives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• College degree preferred in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or similar
• 1-3 years of logistics and/or customer service-related experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of effective methods to research, collect, and track data
• Ability to work well in group problem solving situations and demonstrate emotional intelligence
• Ability to edit correspondence for spelling and grammar
• Ability to prioritize tasks to achieve highest productivity while maintaining work quality
• Ability to make decisions and provide support and explanation for why the decision was made
• Ability to ask for assistance with tasks when necessary
• Knowledge of basic algebra
• Knowledge of RIMAS, Access Database, NovaTime, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word software

Physical Demands

• Routinely sits; uses hands; reach with hands and arms
• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl as needed
• Occasionally lift up to 10 pounds
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather elements

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Schupan & Sons, Inc. expects all employees to perform their job duties and consistently follow the code of conduct.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.