Freight coordinator vs receiving lead

Differences between freight coordinator and receiving lead duties and responsibilities

Freight coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage coordination of LCL and FCL with global steamship lines and airlines.
• Manage, negotiate and track multimillion FTL freight for a consumer electronics company.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels after final assembly and inspection to ensure on time delivery in a warehouse setting using WMS.
• Accomplish procedures in the LCL department such as loading of cargo to foreign destinations and customer relations on a daily basis.
• Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
• Create export documents for shipping using product HTS codes, weights/dimensions, and individual government standards.
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Receiving lead example responsibilities.

• Manage distribution costs; maintain contracts with shipping companies; organize mass mailings using USPS.
• Implement an operating WMS that work in conjunction with wrist mount RF units for optimum pick productivity.
• Allocate necessary space for stock rotation and assist with proper FIFO process.
• Supply production areas with materials using FIFO to ensure flow of production.
• Inspect product following spec and ISO procedures and enter receiver into system.
• Check all incoming products against shipping labels or BOL's to ensure the accuracy of the shipment.
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