Job Summary

The incumbent will be part of a larger team within the IFF department in providing seamless and customer-focused solutions to support the achievement of business objectives.

What you will be doing

·       Carrier Management

·       Negotiate buying rates to ensure profitability of business

·       Manage the purchasing performance tool within the Department

·       Optimize profitability: Control of bookings through a cockpit, re-purchase when opportunities are identified

·       Escalation points for final validation of DMP (BOLLORE rates approval platform)

·       Work on yield improvement solutions

·       Validation of input for tender bidding

·       Establish guidelines for pricing and procurement in alignment to Middle Office direction

·       Work closely with the sea freight planning team to define and formalize the booking instructions (Routing, Carrier, Schedule) according to customer’s constraints and MO Solutions’ strategy

·       Preform cross-functional collaboration (Business Units, internal customer and pricing) to meet with required information including: Transport mode, price, and transit time

·       Monitor price movements and seasonal price fluctuations

·       Analyze and report on monthly business performance (at GM meeting)

·       Weekly report on vendor management and tasks activities to Head of Sea Freight

·       Design solutions for new products / line by building product strategy with General Manager – Sales

·       Support Vertical / KA managers in marketing / pricing evaluation with economic analyses

·       Provide guidance and correct errors in the company’s internal pricing platform

·       Conduct interviews and recruit junior staff

Team Management

·       Ensure and monitor team compliance to the Bollore’s Code of Conduct and Company’s regulations

·       Ensure team understanding and implementation on Bollore’s Value in daily work behaviors

·       Plan and monitor team performance including give coaching and counselling needed to deliver expected outcomes

·       Plan and monitor team development together with HR Division

·       Ensure updated Job Description availability for the team by coordinating with HR Division

·       Ensure all changes in Department / Section communicated properly to the team

·       Provide support and expertise to MO Operations when needed (e.g. specific quotation requirement)

The successful candidate

·       Bachelor’s degree requirement with min. 10 years of Seafreight experience

·       Minimum 5 years of experience in a fast paced and dynamic multi-cultural MNC environment. In Freight-forwarding or Logistics industry will be a plus.

·       Understanding of margin (yield) management

·       Good relations with carriers

·       Resourceful, result oriented and able to work under pressure

·       Excellent organizational skills

·       Good inter-personal skills, able to communicate precisely and effectively

·       Motivated, driven and result-oriented

·       Able to work well in a team as well as independently

·       Meticulous, analytical, and able to multi-task in a fast-moving environment

·       Highly initiative

·       Intermediate Access skill preferred

·       Export Excel skills such as V-look up, macros, pivot tables, is statement, VBA, and ability to create complex formulas and models

·       Good Command of written and spoken English

1. Monthly Reporting

• Import/export shipment report
• Updating warehouse/transport cost
• GIT report
• ASN KPI availability Report
• HS code report
• Inventory report

1. Coordinating on incoming shipments with warehouse/sales team
2. Coordinating on incoming cargo damaged survey
3. Follow up on inventory discrepancy with warehouse/sales team
4. Requesting quotations from freight forwarders
5. Cost allocation for domestic transport for all sales dept
6. Verify Vendor Invoices
7. Host monthly dept meeting
8. Adhoc tasks

The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for processing shipments, tracking and tracing, and communicating with customers and other departments. The ideal candidate will have experience in logistics and customer service, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Process shipping requests
• Track and trace shipments
• Communicate with customers in person and/or through calls, emails, and ticketing systems
• Prioritize workload according to customer requirements
• Generate and provide accurate and internationally-compliant documents to the requestor in a timely manner
• Follow up on issues and respond to customers within the appropriate time frame
• Support the safe and timely delivery of freight as it moves through the supply chain
• Report and escalate delays and incidents through established communications protocols
• Keep managers informed on all challenges and complaints, including escalation as required
• Maintain knowledge of customer policies on all aspects of product movement
• Work towards individual and department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Assist with investigation and data collection for post mortem due to gap in process or incident
• Develop and maintain relationships with cross-functional departments, as well as carriers, vendors, and other service providers
• Articulate process improvement ideas to managers
• Create documented process for customers when requested - SOP/SWI creation
• Other tasks as required