Freight Forwarding Manager

1 day ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa The Talent Room Full time
About The Role:

We are seeking a skilled Freight Forwarding Manager to join our team at The Talent Room. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented professional to take on a leadership role in managing the dispatch and shipping functions of our company.

The successful candidate will report to the continuous improvements department and will be responsible for ensuring that finished goods arrive at the customer on time, in full, in line with international freight forwarding requirements while optimising duties and consignment stock opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage actual vs budgeted distribution costs in line with targets
  • Identify and implement savings to achieve exceptional returns on budgeted spend
  • Actual vs planned meeting of shipping deadlines and strategies in place to address customs and remote challenges that may occur

Requirements:

  • Educated to degree level ideally BCom. Logistics with postgraduate Supply Chain and Freight Forwarding certification
  • 3+ years of freight forwarding and shipping experience in a multinational role with experience shipping into Africa, Australasia, and America
  • Good working relationships with freight forwarding agents

Benefits:

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation
  • Ability to lead outbound suppliers to improve performance and effectiveness
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions based on judgement and integrity

Estimated Salary: R1,200,000 - R1,500,000 per annum depending on experience

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