Avantor logo

Distribution Coordinator

Avantor

Paris, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Paris, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Distribution Coordinator ensures outgoing orders are properly packed and shipped according to customer requirements. The role prepares, analyzes, and communicates reports and provides administrative support to the Warehouse Manager. Working with department leaders and carriers, the coordinator helps process shipments accurately, arrange delivery or pickup, and address logistics issues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeOutlookExcelWordAccessSAPTeamworkTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsCommunication

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1+ Years Logistics or Warehouse Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

1 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

The Opportunity:The Distribution Coordinator ensures that orders being sent out of the site meet and/or exceed customer expectations by making sure orders are shipped properly and are packed according to customers demands. This position prepares, analyzes, and communicates reports, and fulfills administrative duties required by the Warehouse Manager.

1st shift: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm

Monday - Friday

What we're looking for

Education: High School or GED is required

Experience:1+ years in Logistics / Warehouse experience

Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, Access is required

SAP knowledge preferred

Ability to work on a team within the department as well as others outside of department - Advanced

Ability to efficiently manage time and meet all deadlines - Advanced

Must possess excellent organizational skills - Intermediate

Strong communication skills - Intermediate

How you will thrive and be successful

Ensures proper procedures are met per customer shipping specifications prior to shipping.

Processes paperwork (bill of ladings) for shipments.

Works directly with leaders in various departments to ensure shipments are processed accurately and sets up for proper delivery means.

Communicates with LTL carriers to ensure there is enough room on the truck for product.

Maintains and supports general logistics issues by either email or phone with carriers for delivery and/or pickup.

Performs, analyzes and communicates all reports weekly/monthly/yearly.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of s ex, gender identity, s exual orientation, r ace, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.

Privacy Policy:

We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.

Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of s ex, gender identity, s exual orientation, r ace, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision using the links below.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R-175979

How this job compares

Set against the 3,316 open Logistics jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • US median$20–25/hr812 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 68% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Logistics hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 58 open Logistics jobs in Kentucky and 3,316 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Logistics postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,868 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,490 of the 3,316 open Logistics jobs (45%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Similar jobs, posted recently

Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.