Global Freight Operations Manager
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $97,000 - $155,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Coordinate, schedule and monitor all imports from overseas manufacturing partners as well as inbound freight from domestic suppliers in alignment with planning specified cargo ready dates and expected receipt dates
- Proactively work to resolve all shipping exceptions while goods are in transit
- Work with partners to determine best and alternate routes dependent on vessel and port capacities, space limitations, delays, etc. while minimizing costs and risks
- Manage all required documentation for all inbound global freight shipments
- Manages, summarizes and effectively communicates shipments risks appropriately to internal cross functional team members across planning, commercial and logistics teams
- Manages carrier selection and performance through monitoring and measuring key metrics
- Conducts freight cost analysis for reporting purposes and opportunity identification
- Awareness and adherence to global trade regulations
Requirements
- Attention to detail, analytical skills and well organized
- Possesses Intermediate Google Sheets and and/or Excel expertise with an ability to structure datasets, apply analytical formulas (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, logical functions), and create accurate reports that drive decision-making
- Efficient in other Microsoft Suite applications (i.e. docs, slides)
- Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and flexible/comfortable with shifting priorities
- Strong time management skills (works well with deadlines)
- Understanding and able to use transportation management systems
- Understand Bills of lading, terms of sale (liabilities)
- Understanding of imports, dispatching of documents and pre-dispatching of import documents
- Expert in overall freight import scheduling, booking and processes (all modes)
- Some familiarity with custom documents, 3461, 7501, HTS, delivery orders, etc.
- Able to monitor, track, and update workflows
- Knowledge of international shipping A-Z for density, size limitations, regulations, and requirements
- Knowledge of domestic LTL and truckload services, multi-modal cargo density, linear ft rule, etc.
- Stays up to date knowledge of current regulations and changes with DOT, CBP, USDA, AD/CVD, FDA, EOA, TSA and all other US Government laws.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Google SheetsExcelanalytical formulasfreight import schedulingtransportation management systemscustom documentsinternational shippingdomestic LTL servicesmulti-modal cargo densityfreight cost analysis
Soft skills
attention to detailanalytical skillswell organizedtime managementability to handle multiple tasksflexibilitystrong communicationability to work with cross functional teamsproblem-solvingability to manage risks