If you want to execute logical backups using an alternative to mysqldump that works with parallel threads giving faster execution times mydumper is the correct tool.
wget https://github.com/maxbube/mydumper/releases/download/v0.9.5/mydumper-0.9.5-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
In order to use mydumper and myloader you can use the following sample commands:
For dumping/exporting database:
mydumper -u <username> -p <password> -B <database name> -d /path/to/dump
For importing database (for percona or master-master replication):
myloader -u <username> -p <password> -B <database name> -d /dump/path --enable-binlog