Operations Executive

Main Responsibilities
-Responsible for day-to-day coordination, execution and tracking of sea import, export as well as transshipments.
-Liaise with oversea offices and agents.
-Prepare of essential shipping documentation on a daily basis.
-Follow up and updating customers on their import/export shipments.
-Communicate with carriers, terminals, customs brokers, truckers and oversea agents.
-Ensure all shipment documentations are compliant with customs rules and regulations.
-Maintain effective relationships with clients, carriers, forwarders, customs etc. and ensure an impeccable service.
-Troubleshoot challenges that might affect the operational activities.
-Negotiate and book cargo with shipping lines.
-Complete customs clearances and ensure full compliance to any relevant regulations.
-Manage documentation flows; This includes all operational transactions such as bills of lading (B/L), packing lists, commercial invoices and certificates of origin, licenses etc.
-Coordinate the collection/delivery processes and manage this until the final destination.
-Work in a small, harmonized team and cover all aspects of the forwarding process.
-Other ad-hoc tasks, urgent duties and projects as well as assignments.

JOB REQUIREMENT:
-Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, preferably major in Business. Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and/or Logistics.
-Minimum 2-3 years of relevant working experience in logistics/ freight forwarding business.
-Excellent communicator with the ability to interact and deal with different people of diverse cultures.
-Positive customer service skills with an ability to communicate eloquently and effectively.