Logistics Coordinator Rip Van

**Join the **Rip Van** Team
**Rip Van** is a food innovation company. Their main goal is to improve busy lives with better convenient products that are uniquely delicious, healthier and beautifully designed. They are committed to improving the nutrition, taste, and design of their products by launching product improvements in two-year cycles.

Their first product, **Rip Van Wafels** is available in 20,000 locations nationwide including Starbucks, Whole Foods, Publix, Wegmans, and Sprouts. The company has grown over 500% in the last three years, has made both the Inc & Forbes 30 under 30 lists, won numerous business awards and has been featured in publications such as, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Bon Appétit, and The New York Times.

The Rip Van Logistics Coordinator will be responsible for managing the transportation of
finished goods from their co-manufacturer network to their distribution center. He/she will also be responsible for monitoring and reporting on finished good inventory status across their supply chain, including their own 3PLs, Amazon and distributor locations.

**What you will do**:

- Quoting/booking various transportation modes (parcel, ocean cargo, air cargo, FTL,
LTL, rail).
- Provide clear, consistent updates on shipment delivery timing and inventory status for the Rip Van team. Ability to negotiate solutions to transportation issues as they
arise.
- Assist with negotiating transportation rates and/or services.
- Work with finance and customer service to quote, track, book, and process claims v. carriers and/or warehouses.
- Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
- Execute needed inventory transfers to maintain WOS at various warehouse locations.
- Monitor distributor inventory levels to ensure appropriate WOS and, when appropriate, take action to prompt orders to ensure strong inventory levels.
- Proactively identify aging inventory and negotiate with liquidation customers on
pricing to minimize and prevent waste.

**Requirements**:

- 3-5 years of supply chain experience, focused on transportation scheduling and coordination.
- Expert in Excel and analytically minded.
- Experience with Amazon FBA is a plus.
- Quickbooks or other accounting / ERP software is required.
- Demonstrated skill in data analytics.
- Strong work ethic and sense of urgency, professionalism and positive attitude.
- Highly organized with great attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**Location **:Fully Remote (work from home). Full time Monday-Friday within the Eastern Standard Time (EST)