Overseas Cargo, Inc.

Assistant Freight Manager Coordinator

•Full-time
$55,000+ annually

Job Title: Assistant Logistics Manager Coordinator.
Job Summary: Coordinate and manage shipments from various domestic and foreign Suppliers.

Essential Qualifications:

Excellent hands-on working knowledge of US Domestic freight transportation via truck, rail, rail piggyback, airfreight, and ocean freight.
Working knowledge of cross-dock, freight consolidation, container loading and port dray operations.
Experience in ocean freight documentation, filing electronic AES Entries, Customs clearance, etc.
Pricing Analysis and negotiation skills- ability to perform freight cost analysis, negotiate rates, read ocean rates, harmonized classifications, and complete bills of ladings.
Knowledge of handling time and temperature sensitive shipments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Prefer bilingual English & Spanish).
Knowledge of Entry documentation and submission, 7501, 3461, USDA, FDA, and Prior Notice. (FTZ experience a plus).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Review purchase orders in the system to determine weekly scheduling of activity and movement of purchase orders. (Experience in handling perishable goods is a plus.)
Follow established guidelines and process inbound shipments via cross-dock faculties.
Determine shipment origin points and set up pickup plans.
Excellent follow up daily, weekly, and monthly pending shipments and meet the required purchase order service levels and inventory balances.
Communicate shipment information and transit issues internally and externally with buyers, product suppliers and transportation suppliers.
Direct scheduling of shipments with suppliers, truckers, warehouses, brokers, ship companies and buyers.
Update Systems with shipment data and produce all required documents for AES, US Customs, Shipping Companies etc.
Ability to liaison between warehouse and office team. Comfortable in warehouse environment.

Education and Experience:

Technical training in Traffic/Transportation, US Customs, or related field is a PLUS.
Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in shipping.
Three (3) year of Import & Export freight and documentation.
Excellent computer skills, use of Excel, Word and Data Entry Systems.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret transportation and purchasing documents.
Ability to clearly express both verbally and in writing your directions on matters related to transportation.

Mathematical Skills:

Leadership and Reasoning Skills:

Ability to resolve practical operational problems and deal with a variety of variables and situations that require the cooperation of many individuals to get the work completed on time within budget.