Logistics Specialist

Datwyler Logistics Specialist

Coordination and ensure the efficient execution of traffic, transportation, and logistics operations, ensuring the timely flow of materials and finished goods to and from the plant.

The position is responsible for supporting customer delivery requirements, optimizing transportation costs, coordinating logistics service providers, and ensuring compliance with internal procedures, legal requirements, and applicable domestic and international transportation and trade regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:

• Traffic and Transportation Operations
• Coordinate domestic and international shipments of raw materials, components, supplies, and finished goods.
• Plan and assign transportation services according to production, customer, and supplier requirements.
• Monitor pickups, shipments, and deliveries through final destination.
• Coordinate operations with carriers, logistics providers, customs brokers, and other service providers.
• Ensure timely transportation capacity according to the shipping schedule.
• Manage and follow up on transportation disruptions, delays, rejections, claims, accidents, and other logistics incidents.
• Maintain effective communication with relevant stakeholders regarding any deviation that could impact supply continuity or customer deliveries.

Planning and Delivery Performance

• Coordinate shipping priorities with Production, Warehouse, Planning, Customer Service, and other Supply Chain functions.
• Monitor compliance with committed delivery dates and schedules.
• Identify logistics risks that could impact operational continuity or customer service levels.
• Implement preventive and corrective actions to minimize delays and extraordinary costs.
• Support urgent or extraordinary shipments while minimizing their financial impact.

Supplier and Cost Management

• Evaluate carrier and logistics provider performance in terms of cost, quality, safety, and service level.
• Participate in transportation quotations and the evaluation and selection of transportation alternatives.
• Monitor transportation costs and identify optimization opportunities.
• Review extraordinary charges, detention, demurrage, premium freight, and other cost deviations.
• Validate transportation and logistics services prior to the payment process according to internal procedures.
• Propose initiatives to reduce logistics costs without compromising customer service.

KPIs and Continuous Improvement

• Prepare and monitor key performance indicators for traffic and logistics operations.
• Analyze performance deviations and develop appropriate action plans.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement projects related to transportation, material flow, and supply chain processes.
• Identify opportunities for load consolidation, route optimization, and transportation utilization.
• Maintain accurate and updated information for periodic performance reviews and management reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, International Trade, International Business, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience: Preferably 3–5 years of experience in traffic, transportation, logistics, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.

• Languages: Intermediate to advanced English, with the ability to communicate professionally with suppliers, customers, and international teams.

• Technical Knowledge

• Domestic and international ground transportation operations.

• Import and export coordination.

• Logistics and foreign trade documentation.

• Carrier management and performance evaluation.

• Logistics cost control and analysis.

• Logistics performance indicators.

• Shipment planning and tracking.

• ERP/SAP or equivalent systems.

• Microsoft Excel.

• Incoterms.

• General knowledge of Mexican transportation and foreign trade requirements.

• Continuous improvement methodologies, preferred.

• Be yourself at Datwyler

• People make the difference at Datwyler. We offer a wide range of career and development opportunities in an international company where you can contribute your skills, ideas and experience. Together, we create an environment where people can grow and help shape our future.

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