Ocean Freight Specialist

الوصف الوظيفي
Job Description

Our organization is currently operating in sub-Saharan African countries through a vast network: 1,500+ employees and a full network of assets (warehouses, trucks). We are looking to employ an Ocean Freight Specialist who will lead a team of 2 with the main responsibilities as follows:

· Procurement of Ocean Freight rates

- Negotiate spot and long-term rates with major container carriers in Sub-Saharan region (Maersk, CMA-CGM, COSCO etc.).

- Analyze the market and report the market situation to the company’s management.

- Define and maintain long-term procurement strategy

- Support the company’s management in the aim of increasing import volumes and expanding the company’s presence in the Sub-Saharan region.

· Commercial

- Prepare and provide commercial proposals to existing and prospective customers.

- Support commercial managers in preparation of ocean freight rates for tenders.

· Operations

- Maintain planning and communicate company’s Ocean Freight bookings plan to shipping lines.

- Place Ocean Freight bookings based on customer’s requirements, estimated cargo arrival, and the capacity of warehouses.

- Monitor and coordinate Warehouse activities of packing and stacking containers into ports.

- Create files in the company’s ERP system and maintain data quality.

- Control performance of one FTE in charge of Bill of Lading preparation.

- Ensure fast Bill of Lading releases.

- Maintain Ocean Freight P&L;and ensure on-time Ocean Freight invoicing.

- Prepare reports on the company’s Ocean Freight performance for the company’s management.

Skills

This role offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in Africa and coordinate shipping in 4 ports simultaneously. To ensure success in the role, we require:

4 to 7 years of relevant experience working with Shipping Lines
Outstanding attention to detail
Extensive knowledge and understanding of the shipping process
Strong communication ability (english)
Solid experience working with MS Excel
Solutions focused and results driven

المهارات
This role offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in Africa and coordinate shipping in 4 ports simultaneously. To ensure success in the role, we require:

4 to 7 years of relevant experience working with Shipping Lines
Outstanding attention to detail
Extensive knowledge and understanding of the shipping process
Strong communication ability (english)
Solid experience working with MS Excel
Solutions focused and results driven

تفاصيل الوظيفة
منطقة الوظيفة دبي, الإمارات العربية المتحدة
قطاع الشركة التوزيع والخدمات اللوجستية وسلسلة التوريد
طبيعة عمل الشركة غير محدد
نوع التوظيف دوام كامل
الراتب الشهري $3,000 - $4,000
عدد الوظائف الشاغرة 1
المرشح المفضل
المستوى المهني متوسط الخبرة
عدد سنوات الخبرة الحد الأدنى: 4 الحد الأقصى: 10
منطقة الإقامة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

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