Logistics Coordinator
Also known as: Logistics Executive · Dispatch Coordinator · Shipping Coordinator
Plans and tracks the movement of goods from suppliers to warehouses and customers.
What you’d do
Plans and tracks how goods move from suppliers to warehouses and on to customers — booking transport, coordinating dispatches, chasing delays and keeping shipment records. Coordinators work at logistics and courier companies, freight forwarders, e-commerce firms, manufacturers and retailers. A day is spent on calls and messages with transporters, warehouses and customers, and on updating tracking systems.
- Books and schedules shipments
- Tracks deliveries and resolves delays
- Coordinates with transporters
- Maintains shipping documents
How you get in
Freshers start as logistics or operations executives at transporters, warehouses, e-commerce hubs or freight forwarders, often through campus or walk-in hiring. Excel skills, comfort on the phone and basic knowledge of GST e-way bills help. Certificates from the Logistics Sector Skill Council or a supply-chain diploma can add to a CV.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Shipment planning and scheduling
- Coordinating transporters and warehouses
- Excel tracking and reporting
- Documentation — e-way bills, invoices, export papers
- Problem-solving when shipments are delayed
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
BBA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BBA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- The work is fast-paced and can involve shifts, especially in e-commerce and warehousing.
- Growth path: coordinator → supervisor → logistics or supply-chain manager.
- Export-import logistics is a specialised branch with its own documentation.
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