As a transportation coordinator, you may be directly involved in problem solving when customer issues arise. Your job involves heavy interaction with multiple parties as you negotiate domestic or international transportation. Duties may include coordinating shipments and schedules, verifying carrier rates, tracking shipments and maintaining professional relationships. read more

Transportation and logistics account managers and customer-service managers are also involved in solving client problems by acting as liaisons. In this profession, you benefit from your knowledge of marketing and sales combined with an understanding of supply-chain management principles. Duties may involve arranging, tracking and following up on client shipments. Your job may also involve developing new prospects.

As a shipping clerk, you would be responsible for preparing shipments for companies in nearly any type of industry. Not only would you package shipments, prepare labels and create bills of lading and invoices, but you could also contact various transport companies for shipping quotes, decide on shipment methods and oversee shipping schedules. Other job duties could include inventory management, shipment tracking and ordering shipping supplies

If you wish to focus more on the statistical aspect of the field, a logistics analyst position may be a good fit. Logistics analysts apply their calculation and analysis skills to transportation logistics problems. In this job role, you determine problem priority, improve procedures and assess solutions to provide more satisfactory, cost-effective service.