freight forwarding manager

Additional Skills

• Recruit, train and supervise staff
• Manage finances or budget

Work Setting

• Freight company
• Shipping company or agency

Specific Skills

• Oversee the setting of transportation service rates and monitor revenue
• Negotiate for services and preferential rates
• Establish and implement policies and standards for the transportation and storage of goods
• Ensure transport compliance with regulations
• Oversee the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and goods
• Monitor company’s or department’s performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
• Arrange for shipping documentation and the tracking and tracing of goods in transit
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail

Personal Suitability

• Accurate
• Team player
• Organized