Senior Freight Operations Specialist

Hidden Firm

Senior Freight Operations Specialist

5+ years’ experience in the same filed.

Responsibilities:

-         Investigating and planning the most appropriate route for a shipment, considering the perishable or hazardous nature of goods, cost, transit time and security.

-         Arranging appropriate loading and packing, considering the climate, terrain, weight, cost and nature of goods and also the delivery and warehousing of goods at their final destination.

-         Negotiating contracts, transportation and handling costs

-         Obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements, packing specifications, and compliance with other countries' regulations and fiscal regimes.

-         Handling all required export-import customs declaration transaction with the custom broker.

-         Offering consolidation services by air, sea and road, ensuring cost-effective and secure solutions to small shippers who have insufficient cargo to require their own dedicated units

-         Arranging insurance and assisting the client in the event of a claim

-         Offering tailored IT solutions and electronic data interchange (EDI) connections

-         Arranging payment of freight and other charges or collection of payment on behalf of the client

-         Utilizing e-commerce, internet technology and satellite systems to enable real-time tracking of goods

-         Arranging air transport for urgent and high-value freight and managing the risk door-to-door

-         Acting as broker in customs negotiations worldwide to guide the freight efficiently through complex procedures

-         Dealing with special arrangements for transporting delicate cargoes, such as livestock, food and medical supplies

-         Maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations and other factors that could affect the movement of freight.

-         Arrange the loadings according to delivery terms and export requirements.

-         Keeping all bookings, freights and shipments records systematically

-         Establish and expand relationships with key executives and decision makers within each customer and territory.

-         Fluent in English,

-         Located in İstanbul.

-         Employment Type: Full-time

-         Starting on beginning of December 2020!