Logistics Specialist

Logistics Specialist Own project freight from vendor to site and give our teams total visibility into where it is

Seven Seas Water Group is looking for a Logistics Specialist to take financial and physical ownership of project freight from the moment it leaves a vendors dock to the moment it lands on site. Youll plan routes negotiate rates and contracts with carriers and brokers manage budgets and claims and run receiving and warehousing across our locations all while keeping Project Managers current on whats moving in what condition and at what cost. This role combines hands-on execution with real technical depth in international freight: HTS codes tariff exposure hazmat protocols and customs documentation. Its a warehouse/office-based role Monday through Friday with regular time on the warehouse floor and periodic travel to suppliers ports and project sites.

Who we are

Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers more than 20 billion gallons of water a year to industrial governmental municipal and hospitality customers across the U.S. Caribbean and Latin America. Through our Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) model we design build own and operate more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants taking on the capital and operational risk so our customers dont have to. SSWG is a portfolio company of EQT a global investment firm with more than three decades of experience building essential infrastructure.

What youll own

Youll own shipments end to end from vendor to site planning routes pulling spot quotes and managing budgets and the formal freight approval process to hit project timelines. Youll negotiate freight contracts lane rates and carrier agreements directly with brokers and forwarders reconcile invoices against POs and contract rates and manage freight claims (damage loss delay demurrage) end to end with carriers and insurers.

On the international and warehouse side youll coordinate import and export clearance and customs documentation (HTS codes country of origin Incoterms commercial invoices bills of lading) handle hazmat and oversized shipments and oversee receiving staging and inventory accuracy across our warehouse locations. Youll keep Project Managers informed with real-time shipment tracking and report out the KPIs cost versus budget on-time delivery claims dwell time that show how logistics is performing.

What you bring

• Associates or bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Logistics Business International Trade or a related field or equivalent professional experience
• 3 years of hands-on logistics experience including international freight across air ocean and ground modes
• Working knowledge of Incoterms HTS classification country of origin and customs documentation
• Experience negotiating freight contracts and spot rates and qualifying or onboarding freight forwarders carriers and customs brokers
• Experience managing freight claims including damage loss delay and demurrage or detention disputes
• Experience coordinating receiving warehousing and material staging in a warehouse environment ideally across multiple locations
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency reconciling estimates POs and contract rates against carrier invoices along with working knowledge of an ERP system (IFS SAP Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics is a plus)
• Familiarity with hazardous materials classification packaging and documentation requirements

A background in industrial construction utilities energy or EPC project environments is a plus as is experience with a formal Delegation of Authority approval process or certifications like CSCP CLTD IATA/DGR or a Customs Broker license. None of these are required to apply.

Why this role

Youd be the single point of accountability for project freight with real authority over rates routing claims and the warehouse floor and direct visibility into how your analysis and negotiation shape project cost and timelines. If you want a role where your reporting and your judgment are what Project Managers rely on to know where their materials are this is that seat.

Location: Warehouse/office-based Monday through Friday. Regular time on the warehouse floor with periodic visits to suppliers ports freight terminals and project sites and occasional domestic or international travel as projects require.