Shipping/Freight Controller

1 month ago


Gqeberha, South Africa Vocation Staffing Solutions Pty Ltd Full time

Shipping/Freight Controller (Traffic operator)
Port Elizabeth - Eastern Cape


Our client a Transport Management company based in the UK requires a Shipping/Freight Controller for their offices based in Port Elizabeth, experience in Road and Rail haulage, Sea freight and Air cargo, transporting loads internationally.

Calculating all costs and contacting hauliers, brokers, shipping agents. Dealing with SLAs, contracts, quotes and delivery documentation and customers agreeing rates to maximize profitability. You will be responsible for ensuring the movement of contracted loads run smoothly by arranging any transport mode required for customers, ensuring the load is viable.

 

Responsibilities

This outlines the key responsibilities of the individual related to their job role within the organization.

  1. Ensuring the physical movement of contracted loads run smoothly by arranging any transport mode required for customers, ensuring the load is viable, calculating all costs and contacting hauliers, brokers, shipping agents and customers agreeing rates to maximize profitability.
  2. Arranges any necessary documents and is in charge of the quality assurance and safe arrival of any goods.
  3. You must be in constant communication with suppliers and receivers to coordinate loads effectively, ensuring that Proof of Delivery documents (PODs) are signed for received as soon as possible.
  4. To ensure jobs are correctly logged and any issues are liaised with the appropriate people to ensure SLA's are met at all times.
  5. You must ensure that set company objectives are on the forefront of your daily operations helping the Company to achieve its goals
  6. Work closely with finance, accounting and other departments, reporting directly to the Operations manager.
  7. As a member of the team you should always be an advocate for the company
  8. Above all a Traffic Operator needs to be completely customer focused always offering the highest level of customer care to both suppliers and partners.

 

Requirements
Matric
3 years in the Freight/Shipping/Transport industry
Experience in road and rail haulage, sea freight and air cargo, transporting client loads internationally

Dealing with SLAs, contracts, quotes and delivery documentation

Customer service experience, with excellent negotiation skills
Computer literate MS packages (word/excel)
Experience processing documents on Systems based programmes


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