Shipping Manager
Shipping Manager
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Job Description
Key purpose:
To ensure that shipments arrive at their destinations on time and within budget. To coordinate incoming shipments oversee outgoing shipments and negotiate transportation costs with carriers.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Negotiating the price of shipment transportation with carriers.
- Ensure and oversee the smooth dispatch of shipment from point A to point B on time and on budget.
- Processing shipment documentation and assessing completed orders.
- Creating and implementing shipping policies and procedures.
- Hiring training and supervising shipping employees.
- Acting as a liaison between management carriers and shipping customers.
- Collaborating with internal departments to optimize the flow of orders from preparation to shipment.
- Documenting processes and reporting to management as required.
- Evaluating carrier performance and resolving issues with orders and logistics.
- Complying with shipping industry regulations and company policies.
Qualifications and experience:
- Minimum of Grade 12 / Matric
- Degree (BCom) or Diploma in Supply Chain Management / Logistics /Freight
- Approximately 7 years in a freight related environment focusing on Imports & Exports
- 4 years in a supervisory/managerial role
- Advanced analytical leadership and problemsolving skills
Employment Type
Full Time
