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Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a portfolio of accounts
- Using contacts to generate new business
- Delivering presentations
- Attending meetings with clients
- Maintaining good relationships with clients
- Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.
- Inform clients of factors such as shipping options, timelines, transfers, or regulations affecting shipments.
- Prepare shipping documentation, such as including bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, or certificates of origin.
- Provide shipment status notification to exporters, consignees, or insurers.
- Verify proper packaging and labeling of exported goods.
- Prepare invoices or cost quotations for freight transportation.
- Select shipment routes, based on nature of goods shipped, transit times, or security needs.
- Keep records of goods dispatched or received.
- Consolidate loads with a common destination to reduce costs to individual shippers.
- Monitor or record locations of goods in transit.
- Reserve necessary space on ships, aircraft, trains, or trucks.
- Negotiate shipping rates with freight carriers.
- Arrange delivery or storage of goods at destinations.
- Verify adherence of documentation to customs, insurance, or regulatory requirements.
- Determine efficient and cost-effective methods of moving goods from one location to another.
- Pay or arrange for payment of freight or insurance fees or other charges.
- Make arrangements with customs brokers to facilitate the passage of goods through customs.
- Recommend or arrange appropriate merchandise packing methods, according to climate, terrain, weight, nature of goods, or costs.
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations, or other factors that could affect freight shipping.
- Provide detailed port information to importers or exporters.
- Arrange for special transport of sensitive cargoes, such as livestock, food, or medical supplies.
- Obtain or arrange cargo insurance.
- Complete customs paperwork.
- Arrange for applicable duties, taxes, or paperwork for customs clearance.
- Refer exporters to experts in areas such as trade financing, international marketing, government export requirements, international banking, or marine insurance.
Job Requirements
Desired Attributes:
- Professional image, polished presentation
- Highly motivated
- Self-starter with a good business sense
- Creative and proactive approach towards challenges
- Ability to influence and build relationships at all levels especially with external customers
- Independent, resourceful and possess high drive to excel
Skills:
- Minimum 5 years Experience in Freight Forwarding / Shipping operation and sales with proven track records
- Possess experience in Freight Forwarding operations and management with good knowledge in shipping documents and custom procedures
- Able to provide quote to customers promptly
- Good understanding on market trend and demand
- Ability to take initiative and responsibility