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Mandatory Knowledge And Skill Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 Year Work Experience in a Canadian Freight Forwarding/Logistics Company
- Minimum of 2 Year Work Experience in Administration/Accounts
- Minimum of 2 Years of Assistant or Management Experience
- Minimum of 2 Year of Quoting Experience
- Minimum of 2 Years of HR Related Roles/Tasks
- Minimum of 2 Year of IT Support/Troubleshooting Experience
- Knowledge of Destinations serviced by Air Lines and Ocean Lines
- Knowledge of Competitors in the Market; for Air, Ocean and Truck Transport
- Knowledge or Port Names, Airline Codes & Airport Codes
- Complete Knowledge of LTL, FTL, Border Crossings, LTL, FTL, Dangerous Goods, and Consolidations
- Complete Knowledge of all Documentation Required for Every Mode of Transport and all the common mistakes clients make when making each of those documents, being able to check your teams documentation for mistakes/errors prior to submitted documents or sending documents to clients and or vendors
- Complete Knowledge of Customs Requirements for Imports & Exports
- Complete Knowledge of Letter of Credit, Cash Against Documents, Original HBLs
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Coordinate all Bookings; Air, Ocean and Road
- Update all Clients and Agents of Shipment Status on a Daily Basis
- Manage Full Import and Export Operations Team for all modes of Transport in the Office
- Negotiate for better Transit Times & Spot Quotes with Shipping Lines Truckers and Airlines
- Obtain Tracking Updates from Staff for all Current Orders (Air, Ocean Land)
- Follow up with Team to see Deadlines are meet or superseded
- Daily Log of Events/Milestones
- Handle 200 Emails a Day, oversee 600 Emails a day of your Team
- Ensure all Shipments are Picked up, Delivered, Customs Cleared, Dangerous Goods Containers are accepted by the shipping Line, Documentation is submitted ahead of cut off etc. all on schedule
- Obtain Rates from Vendors to Provide Clients and Agents
- Completion of Documents needed for International Transport and ability to check your peers work
- Completing of Letters of Credit without any supervision
- Train and Monitor New Staff and Existing Staff
- Create Reports for Various Client & Office Requirements
- Coordinate & Assist with Staff to load and unload in our Warehouse (Roughly 5 Shipments a day) using Dollies, Pallet Jacks and Forklifts
About this Position
Freight Sense is a small independently owned Freight Forwarding Company in Mississauga right by the Airport. We go above and beyond to satisfy our customers. Even the parties who are not considered our Customers being Shippers, Consignees, Agents and Vendors are very aware of how Particular we are. We believe in exceeding our clients expectations in both service and cost. Our Staff work like a family, and our customers love to see the care we have for each and every order as if it was our own shipment. The Position of Lead Freight Forwarding Coordinator for Freight Sense is for an all rounded candidate who loves Freight Forwarding, is always willing to go the extra mile, can ensure that the staff in the office complete their tasks and when they don’t will complete those Tasks before the end of the day and has pride in their work. The ideal person we are looking for will facilitate all shipments Air, Ocean and Road both Import and Export and will always be in the loop of every shipment and their respective deadlines. The Position of Lead Freight Forwarding Coordinator for Air, Ocean, Road and Warehousing requires focus, dedication, pride in your work and the work of others around you. Our Lead Freight Forwarding Coordinator will be leading the whole office operation by example and should have vast logistics knowledge as well as be able to help out in the warehouse when needed.
Really looking for someone who wants to grow past this level and wants to put the time & work into actually getting to the next level of their career; not just show up to work on time and expect greatness
Looking for someone who will ask a lot of questions when they are confused or stumped and has great Time Management Skills
No Favorites & No Preferential Treatment; you need to enter through the same door everyone else came through before you
We firmly believe if our Team Members are not growing in Responsibilities and Compensation, then the company is not growing period.
Interview will include Hands on Portion where we can see and test your computer skills
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $65,000.00-$75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Schedule:
COVID-19 considerations:
Application question(s):
- One Word your Friends would Describe you as ?
- One Word your Friends would Co-Workers you as ?
- One Word your Manager would Describe you as ?
- State something that stood out to you in the Description of the Job Posting
- Why do you feel like you would be a Great Manager for our Organization ?
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Logistics/Freight: 5 years (preferred)
- Admin: 2 years (preferred)
- Assistant/Management: 2 years (preferred)
- Quoting: 2 years (preferred)
- HR: 2 years (preferred)
- IT support: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Class G Licence (preferred)
- Forklift Licence (preferred)
