Logistics Coordinator
Impact: Keeping the supply chain moving by coordinating the complex web of transport, warehousing, and customs that delivers goods to customers
Coordinate the movement of goods through the supply chain, managing transport bookings, carrier relationships, and shipment tracking to ensure on-time delivery. Liaise with warehouses, carriers, customs brokers, and customers; manage transport documentation; resolve delivery exceptions; and report on logistics performance. Develop expertise in a specific logistics mode such as road, air, sea, or multimodal freight.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 55% Team / 45% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 38-48 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $40,000
- Entry-level
- $24,000 - $34,000
- Senior
- $62,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 6% (global supply chain complexity growing; e-commerce logistics expanding)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High -- 80-160% growth from logistics coordinator to logistics manager or supply chain manager
- Typical student debt
- $5,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Transport management systems (TMS)
- Carrier management
- Customs documentation (CMR
- Bill of Lading
- Air Waybill)
- Shipment tracking
- Exception management
- Logistics KPI reporting
Soft skills
- Organisation
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Stakeholder management
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Certificate or Vocational Training
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 2-4 years
- Years to senior
- 5-10 years
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
- Warehouse Operative
- Customer Service Coordinator
Where you can go from here
- Logistics Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
Typical progression
- Logistics Administrator
- Logistics Coordinator
- Logistics Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 30% -- AI-powered TMS and automated booking tools are growing
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7/10
- Meaning
- 7/10
- Work-life balance
- 7/10
- Prestige
- 6/10
- Social perception
- Moderate