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Job Duties:

• Increasing Branch Profits

• • Utilize discretion and independent judgment to engage vendors to increase margin on each shipment.
  • Utilize discretion and independent judgment to ship goods using the most efficient, cost effective route to increase margin on each shipment.
  • Discretion to engage vendors.
  • Management of vendors.
  • Negotiate rates with shipping vendors.
  • Employee profit and loss on each shipment will be analyzed.
  • Overall managementof deskto maximize profit.

• Coordination Operations of Imports & Exports, Air and Sea Departments by

• • Monitors work flows and management of resources to ensure timely and accurate operational processes.
  • Ensures speedy delivery of cargo to customers.
  • Compliance with all regulations prescribed by USA Customs/IATA/TSA and other governing bodies.
  • Ensures that support documentation is correct.
  • Oversees pick up on behalf of the client/agent as required.
  • Ensures the registration of shipments.
  • Ensures the accurate completion of airway bills/bills of lading.
  • Reports to customs when applicable.
  • Ensures timelydeliverto carriers, consolidators and packing depots.

• Financial and Accounting Outcomes

• • Invoicing and collection of freight, agency and disbursements from clients.
  • Resolves accounting issues related to forwarding cost/payment, overseas invoicing and free domicile, etc.
  • Reconciles CASS statements, approves credit notes and monitors cartage/waiting time costs.
  • Processes Air and Sea freight debtors/creditors in an expeditious manner.
  • Supplies support documents & information of accounts on overdue payments.

• Client and Supplier Management

• • Quotes and records rates to clients and prospective clients. Negotiates buying rates with airlines/shipping lines and subcontractors.
  • Deployment of information about all contracts with customers and suppliers to all parties.
  • Manages allocated customers using establishes tools (e.g., Activity reports) to achieve and exceed targets.
  • Traces orders andensurethat informationeffectingarrival and dispatch is communicated to customers (internally & externally) or their agents.
  • Reacts in a timely manner when reviewing discrepancies and keeps record of discrepancies via the Innovations and Incidents Management (IIM) to ensure compliance.
  • Keeps focus of competitor activities and industry trends attends industry related functions when required.

Telecommuting is available for this position.