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Logistics Coordinator Tier I

Purple Wave Auction
Manhattan, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 10/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/26/2026
Description

Are you a master of organization with a passion for making things move smoothly? At Purple Wave, we're looking for a dynamic Logistics Coordinator Tier I to help steer our freight operations to success. With your knack for collaboration and attention to detail, you’ll be the bridge between departments, vendors, and customers, making logistics seamless and efficient. If you're ready to fuel your career and thrive in a fast-paced, team-driven environment, we want you on board!

The Logistics Coordinator Tier I provides foundational support for freight operations, assisting customers, carriers, and internal teams while accurately managing load setup and documentation. This role works moderately independently with the support of senior team members and is the entry point into the logistics coordinator career path.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver professional customer service via phone to customers, carriers, and internal teams.
  • Use RMIS to onboard and manage carriers.
  • Identify correct service providers for shipments and price services appropriately.
  • Maintain accurate records in the quote log.
  • Create contractual agreements between parties involved in the logistics process.
  • Resolve shipping and contractual issues in a proactive and timely manner.
  • Assist with phones as needed.
  • Collect shipment details from sellers and buyers, including pickup and delivery information.
  • Assign carriers with load information and generate required documentation.
  • Resolve shipping and contractual issues in a proactive and timely manner.
  • Schedule load-out and delivery times.
  • Make sure shipments are picked up and arrive according to schedule.
  • Undertake additional assigned duties as requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • None.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 1-2 years of experience in logistics and customer service preferred.
  • Requires basic computer and internet skills
  • Customer service focus.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Accuracy in documentation and record-keeping.
  • Familiarity with the logistics and/or transportation industry.
  • Construction and Ag equipment knowledge preferred.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and priorities.
  • Spanish-speaking bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
  • Candidates may be requested to complete position-specific skills assessments.
  • Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
  • Requires the ability to satisfactorily complete a background check.

Working Settings

  • Full-time Salaried Exempt, not eligible for overtime.
  • Office hours are 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Central Time Zone, additional hours may be required depending on priorities.
  • Based in the Purple Wave headquarters in Manhattan, KS.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
  • Must be able to access various departments of a given location.

Compensation

  • The salary varies based on experience and qualifications, but typically is $50,000 per year.
  • Monthly Bonus Program - determined by the Company’s monthly revenue results and paid on a “percent to plan” payout formula (90% = $300, 100% = $600, 110% = $900, 120% = $1,200).
  • This position includes company-provided cell phone and computer equipment.
  • Health insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% starting the first day of employment.
  • Company-paid Life Insurance with options for supplemental coverage.
  • Fully paid Short-Term Disability provided by the Company.
  • 3 Weeks of PTO annually (details shared during onboarding).
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) - Eligible to purchase company stock at a discount after 90 days of employment, with enrollment opportunities each May and November.



About Purple Wave

Visit us at: PurpleWave.com

Purple Wave Auction is a leader in the equipment auction industry focusing on construction, ag, fleet, and government equipment. We are a data-driven, quickly changing and evolving, growing organization. Our focus is on marketing the assets we sell for our customers to find the highest quality bidders for the best recoveries for our sellers. We strive to make this transaction Straight, Simple, and Sold. We live daily by our core values of trust, team, care, and passion to be the place people want to work and our customers want to return to for their equipment buying and selling needs for their businesses.

Purple Wave Auction is the largest no-reserve Internet auction company in the Midwest.

  • We have over 300 employees, nearly doubling in size in the last three years.
  • We have a robust tech team and continue to invest in progressive techniques to enhance our services.
  • While working at Purple Wave, you will have the opportunity to help our mission of being the easiest, most straightforward place to buy and sell used equipment.
  • Purple Wave empowers its employees to solve problems effectively in a family-run business culture.
  • We provide opportunities for continued education as you grow your career with tuition reimbursement. We have a generous benefits package in one of the fastest-growing companies in the area.

Purple Wave is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our growing team to support our customers as we bring our values of Trust, Team, Care and Passion to them.

Purple Wave Auction Core Values

  • TRUST: We are trustworthy…Our business depends upon our integrity and our customer’s ability to trust Purple Wave and its people: to enforce a fair, transparent unreserved auction marketplace; to safeguard their bidding information; to give a full effort on behalf of their asset(s); We are transparent, accountable and fair.
  • TEAM: WE ARE A TEAM…We respect, support, appreciate and inspire each other; We communicate and follow-through; We need each other. We do our best work when we work together.
  • CARE: WE CARE…We care for our customers. We look out for their best interests. We work hard for them. We “go the extra mile”.
  • PASSION: WE ARE PASSIONATE…We are positive, we are enthusiastic, we take pride in our work, we own our responsibilities and we deliver; When we see problems, we fix them. We learn from our mistakes. We improve ourselves and Purple Wave every day; We believe Purple Wave can be the best marketplace for used equipment and we are committed to make it happen.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity is a Purple Wave, Inc. policy. It is our practice to select the best-qualified candidate for each position in the organization. No employee of the Company will discriminate against an applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, or other physical or mental disability, military or veteran status.

Notice of Background Check

As a condition of your employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s Authorization for Background Check, and to provide the Company with documents establishing your identity and right to work in the United States.

Additional Information

  • Seniority LevelAssociate
  • Promotion Tag

Salary : $50,000

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