Logistics Coordinator at Hays Electrical Services in Houston, TX

Job description

• The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and overseeing logistics activities across an assigned group of electrical construction projects and directly supervising the Material / Logistics Handlers assigned to those locations.
• The role provides multi-project planning, prioritization, supervision, resource coordination, material visibility, and issue resolution while the assigned Handler remains the primary day-to-day logistics contact at each jobsite.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Project Logistics Coordination
• Maintain visibility of current and upcoming logistics and material requirements across assigned projects.
• Prioritize logistics activity based on project schedules, field requirements, urgency, and operational impact.
• Proactively identify material shortages, delivery conflicts, capacity constraints, and logistics risks before they affect field productivity.
• Coordinate cross-project deliveries, transfers, pickups, returns, material movement, and other activities requiring support beyond an individual jobsite.
• Balance competing project priorities and available logistics resources; identify opportunities to consolidate transportation, deliveries, transfers, or equipment usage.
• Coordinate authorized movement of excess or available materials between projects and resolve issues requiring multi-project coordination.
• Escalate significant project, supplier, staffing, material, or resource concerns to Logistics leadership.
• Handler Supervision
• Provide direction, priorities, and day-to-day supervision to assigned Material / Logistics Handlers.
• Monitor workload, responsiveness, documentation and inventory accuracy, safety, and completion of assigned responsibilities.
• Ensure Handlers have the information, resources, equipment, and support necessary to perform effectively.
• Provide coaching, training, performance feedback, and onboarding support.
• Conduct regular jobsite visits to maintain visibility of logistics operations, material conditions, and field-support needs.
• Identify staffing, workload, performance, or resource concerns and escalate as appropriate.
• Material & Inventory Oversight
• Maintain consolidated visibility of material availability, inventory status, and significant material requirements across assigned projects.
• Oversee receiving, inventory tracking, transfers, returns, cycle counts, reconciliation, storage, security, and material accountability practices performed at assigned locations.
• Review and coordinate resolution of inventory discrepancies, shortages, damaged materials, incorrect shipments, and delivery issues requiring additional support.
• Coordinate with Purchasing regarding supplier and material issues while maintaining Purchasing ownership of commercial and procurement matters.
• Monitor excess and surplus material and coordinate appropriate transfer, return, storage, or disposition.
• Communication, Systems & Performance
• Serve as the escalation and coordination point for logistics matters requiring cross-project support, additional resources, or resolution beyond the assigned Handler.
• Maintain visibility of significant deliveries, shortages, transfers, returns, inventory issues, and unresolved logistics matters.
• Provide regular updates to Logistics leadership regarding material constraints, staffing/resource needs, Handler performance, and emerging risks.
• Use company systems to maintain visibility of materials, deliveries, inventory, transfers, and logistics activity.
• Monitor recurring issues, support logistics KPIs and service expectations, and identify opportunities to improve coordination, material utilization, and field support.
• Safety & Compliance
• Ensure Handlers comply with company, OSHA, and project-specific safety requirements.
• Monitor PPE, equipment operation, material handling, storage, housekeeping, and jobsite safety practices.
• Address unsafe practices or conditions promptly and escalate significant safety concerns.
• Ensure material storage and staging areas remain clean, organized, secure, and safe and that accidents, incidents, property damage, and safety concerns are properly reported.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education or training in logistics, supply chain, construction management, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in construction logistics, material management, warehouse operations, or a related field preferred.
• Electrical or commercial construction experience strongly preferred.
• Previous supervisory, team-lead, or multi-site coordination experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction logistics, material coordination, inventory control, receiving, deliveries, transfers, and returns.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate competing priorities across multiple jobsites.
• Strong organizational, planning, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with applicable inventory, purchasing, warehouse, or project-management systems.
• Ability to read and understand purchase orders, material requests, delivery documentation, schedules, and basic construction documents.
• Professional, dependable, safety-conscious, and able to work independently with appropriate escalation.

Skills

Required

• communication
• leadership
• problem-solving
• organizational
• planning
• dependability
• safety-conscious
• inventory systems
• purchasing systems
• warehouse systems
• project-management systems