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Hire a logistics coordinator who keeps shipments on schedule

Freight booked and shipments tracked, globally or locally.

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Meet our vetted logistics coordinators

Esteban R. Colombia · 3 years experience
Shipment coordination, domestic freight $13/hr

Best fit: A team that needs shipment coordination, domestic freight.

Core responsibilities
  • Book freight and dispatch loads to carriers
  • Track shipments in transit and flag delays early
  • Coordinate pickup and delivery windows with warehouses
  • Handle exceptions: reroutes, damage claims, missed windows
Core Competencies
MercuryGate project44 DAT One NetSuite
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Owen F. USA · 4 years experience
Carrier management and rate negotiation $32/hr

Best fit: Carrier management and rate negotiation, handled as its own dedicated lane.

Core responsibilities
  • Manage carrier relationships and rate negotiations
  • Maintain the carrier scorecard: on-time rate, claims, cost
  • Source spot-market capacity when your core carriers are full
Core Competencies
DAT One Truckstop MercuryGate Microsoft Excel
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Janine C. Philippines · 4 years experience
Import and export documentation $13/hr

Best fit: Best fit for a team leaning on someone for import and export documentation.

Core responsibilities
  • Prepare bills of lading, packing lists and customs paperwork
  • Keep shipment records current in your TMS or spreadsheet
  • Reconcile freight invoices against quoted rates
Core Competencies
CargoWise Descartes SAP GTS Microsoft Excel
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Keenan J. South Africa · 6 years experience
Cross-border logistics, EU and US $13/hr

Best fit: Suited to companies whose cross-border logistics, EU and US keeps slipping down the priority list.

Core responsibilities
  • Support warehouse operations reporting for 3PL relationships
  • Track inventory movement between facilities
Core Competencies
CargoWise project44 Descartes NetSuite
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Leila A. USA · 8 years experience
Senior logistics lead, multi-carrier operations $42/hr

Best fit: The senior pick: logistics lead, multi-carrier operations, with enough range to own more than one lane at once.

Core responsibilities
  • Book freight and dispatch loads to carriers
  • Track shipments in transit and flag delays early
  • Coordinate pickup and delivery windows with warehouses
  • Handle exceptions: reroutes, damage claims, missed windows
  • Manage carrier relationships and rate negotiations
  • Maintain the carrier scorecard: on-time rate, claims, cost
  • Source spot-market capacity when your core carriers are full
  • Prepare bills of lading, packing lists and customs paperwork
  • Keep shipment records current in your TMS or spreadsheet
  • Reconcile freight invoices against quoted rates
  • Support warehouse operations reporting for 3PL relationships
  • Track inventory movement between facilities
Core Competencies
MercuryGate project44 CargoWise NetSuite
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What this role costs you

Specialized recruiters Vetted candidates in 10 days Six core markets
Global talent
Starting at
$12/hour
No placement fee
WhereLatin America, Philippines, South Africa, Eastern Europe, Canada You payOne monthly fee, all-inclusive EmployerHireHawk employs, pays and manages compliance Guarantee100% performance replacement After the hireA dedicated Client Success Manager, for the life of the engagement CommitmentMonth to month, no lock-in Learn more →
US talent
Placement fee
12.5%of first-year salary
+ $995 retainer
WhereAll 50 states You pay$995 retainer to start the search, plus 12.5% at placement. Or 15% with no retainer EmployerThe hire joins your payroll directly Guarantee60-day replacement After the hireYours to manage from day one. There is no Client Success Manager on this offer CommitmentOne-time fee, no recurring cost Learn more →
Up to 70%is what you save with global talent 20–30%of first-year salary is what traditional agencies charge

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What this role handles for your team

A logistics coordinator tracks shipments, carrier updates, documents, and exceptions so deliveries stay on schedule.

Logistics shipment coordination
Book freight and dispatch loads to carriers Track shipments in transit and flag delays early Coordinate pickup and delivery windows with warehouses Handle exceptions: reroutes, damage claims, missed windows
Carrier management
Manage carrier relationships and rate negotiations Maintain the carrier scorecard: on-time rate, claims, cost Source spot-market capacity when your core carriers are full
Documentation
Prepare bills of lading, packing lists and customs paperwork Keep shipment records current in your TMS or spreadsheet Reconcile freight invoices against quoted rates
3PL operations support
Support warehouse operations reporting for 3PL relationships Track inventory movement between facilities
Three steps

Hire a Logistics coordinator in 3 steps

From your first brief to a Logistics coordinator working in Flexport and McLeod, you stay with one recruiter from scope through start.

Scope the Logistics coordinator role

Tell us the work to own, from logistics shipment coordination to carrier management, plus the systems, coverage hours, and outcomes that matter. We turn that into a focused search brief.

Review vetted Logistics coordinator candidates

We screen candidates for logistics shipment coordination, carrier management, and practical fluency in Flexport and McLeod. You review a shortlist with relevant context.

Hire and onboard your Logistics coordinator

Choose your candidate and hiring model. We coordinate the handoff into your tools, operating process, and first-week priorities.

What changes for your team

Best for operations teams that need shipments, carrier updates, and exceptions actively managed.

Fewer shipment delays

Loads get tracked in transit continuously, so exceptions get flagged and rerouted before they become a missed delivery window.

Better negotiated carrier rates

Your carrier scorecard gets maintained and used, instead of forgotten until a rate renegotiation is already overdue.

Cleaner documentation on every shipment

Bills of lading, packing lists and customs paperwork get prepared correctly the first time, instead of chased down after the fact.

Lower cost than an in-house logistics hire

One dedicated coordinator costs less than the salary, benefits and payroll taxes a full-time in-house hire adds up to.

More visibility into freight status

You get shipment status without calling around, since one person already owns the full picture across every carrier.

Why teams choose HireHawk for this role

Matched to your freight mix

FTL, LTL, intermodal and international each run differently. We screen against your specific freight mix first.

Vetted before you meet them

5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening. Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented to clients.

Bilingual where it matters

Bilingual English and Spanish talent from Latin America, strongest in medical and legal.

Two ways to hire

Fully managed global talent from $12 an hour, or US direct hire from 12.5% of first-year salary. Compare the two on our [staffing solutions page](/solutions/).

Proof

What our clients say

"They built the analytics and automation our leadership now runs on, recovered tens of thousands in freight claims and cut manual work by 96%."

Siobhan Manager of Outbound Global Transportation

"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."

Work Injury Law Group Legal services

"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."

August Consumer brand

"Her scope grew within months and our leadership asked to meet her in person. We came back to HireHawk to expand the rest of the team."

Anthony Director of Operations

"When our workflow broke down she built a tracking system to stop it happening again, without being asked."

Mikayel Revenue Cycle Manager

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The right model depends on the seat, not the company. Some roles need someone in the building; the rest do not, and cost far less remotely.

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Staffing agency HireHawk

HireHawk is a staffing agency for growing US companies with industry-specialized recruiters. This is one of the seats we fill most: we recruit for it, run 5-Stage Vetting, and either employ the hire on global talent or place them directly on your payroll.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about hiring for this role

What freight types do you cover?

We cover FTL, LTL, intermodal and international freight, the full range most operations actually run. Tell us your mix on the discovery call, and we match you with a coordinator who already works those lanes day to day, instead of someone learning your freight mix from a manual.

Can they work in our TMS?

Yes, and we screen for it specifically rather than for logistics experience in general. Name your system on the discovery call, whether that is McLeod, Flexport or a spreadsheet-based process, and we match you with someone who already runs freight through it, instead of one who needs weeks to learn it.

Do they negotiate carrier rates?

Yes. Rate negotiation and carrier scorecard management are already part of the role whenever your operation needs them, so you are not paying a separate consultant to renegotiate lanes twice a year. Tell us your current carrier mix on the discovery call and we start working the numbers from there.

Is this the same as freight dispatch services?

Dispatch, assigning loads to carriers and tracking them in transit, is the core of what your logistics coordinator does, so yes in most cases. A virtual logistics assistant is the same hire under a different name. If you only need dispatch, with no carrier management or documentation, say so on the discovery call and we scope the hire to match.

How fast can a coordinator start?

You'll see vetted candidates within 10 business days of your discovery call, so you're not waiting weeks to start interviewing. Once you've made your pick, onboarding takes 21 days, whether the hire joins your payroll directly or comes on as a fully managed global hire through HireHawk.

Is this the same as a procurement specialist?

No. Your procurement specialist sources and buys the materials and services your business needs, while logistics coordination moves freight that is already committed and paid for. The two sit close together in the supply chain, but they are different jobs, and HireHawk staffs both separately if your operation needs each one.

Hire a logistics coordinator, starting this month

Tell us your freight mix and your TMS. We'll put a vetted logistics coordinator on it.

Vetted candidates in 10 business days
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No long-term contract
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