Logistics Senior Specialist
Senior
•Ensures proper documentation, including transit documents and customs clearances, records for shipments.
- Ensure documentation is accurately processed, distributed and released to carrier, forwarders,customers and agents in a timely manner.
- Prepare all necessary data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, etc.).
- Maintain courteous, prompt and efficient customer relations & same with related departments internally.
- Oversee and complete accurate billing from service providers based on agreements while ensuring accurate costs are maintained.
- Plans and schedules appropriate modes of transportation based on daily business needs.
- Schedules the appropriate service line for the situation (across all modes and all trade lanes) to maintain a cost-effective balance between customer service and cost of shipment.
- Works closely with client’s representative to ensure service satisfaction.
- Analyses service failures/ issues and implements performance processes to enhance future service
delivery.
- Responsible for resolving all internal/external client customer service issues in a cost effective and
expeditious manner.
- Keep records of correspondences/agreements with freight forwarders.
- Help negotiating the best deals from insurance companies with the most competitive offers.
- Revise and review invoices with freight forwarders and keep records.
- Liaise with all the service providers in order to help building the strongest rapport.
- Follow up on customs invoices for each shipment and communicate them to the related
parties.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in logistics, preferably in fresh produce/export operations
- Strong knowledge of shipping processes, documentation, and export procedures
- Proficiency in office applications and basic reporting
- Previous experience in dealing with shipping lines and freight forwarders is a plus