Shipping Coordinator

John Deere John Deere · Industrial · Milan, IL +1 · Operations (CA)

This role is a Shipping Coordinator for John Deere's Parts Distribution Center. The primary responsibilities include managing orders, tracking shipments, coordinating with carriers, and ensuring compliance with shipping standards. It requires experience in warehousing, materials management, and transportation, with a focus on operational efficiency and problem-solving within a logistics context.

What you'd actually do

  1. Utilizing systems (SAP, TRAKKER, etc.) to manage orders, billing, and shipment tracking.
  2. Monitoring order flow and prioritizing work (DSO/FLASH/DRP/EXP) as needed.
  3. Reconciling shipping discrepancies and resolving delinquent or delayed orders.
  4. Coordinating with carriers and logistics partners to manage pickups and delivery timelines.
  5. Ensuring compliance with shipping standards, including packaging, documentation, and hazardous materials regulations.

Skills

Required

  • 1 or more years of experience warehousing experience with materials management, transportation, shipping and receiving.
  • Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
  • Supports business processes without supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing technical guidance as needed.
  • Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to analyze data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
  • Understanding of employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules appropriate for the unit.
  • Experience leading issue resolution amongst a cross-functional team.
  • Ability to work weekends/overtime as needed to support production.

Nice to have

  • Experience in Operations and willingness to learn and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience working with a unionized workforce.
  • Experience with the Deere Production System.
  • A strong problem solver who can multi-task.