Traffic Management Specialist

Job description

The traffic management specialist arranges the shipment of pre-positioned global prepositioned material services (GPMS) cargo to various worldwide destinations via air, land, and sea. The incumbent must comply with all applicable international and federal transportation laws, regulations, tariffs, and Department of Defense (DOD) guidance. Must be able to gain access to logistics tool suite (LTS), global freight management (GFM), cargo movement operating system (CMOS), integrated logistics system-supply (ILL-S), global air transportation execution system (GATES), integrated computerized deployment system (ICODES), integrated booking system (IBS), joint container management system (JCM), wood packaging materials (WPM) management toolset, global asset reporting tool (GART), and web-based tracking systems such as integrated data environment/global transportation network convergence (IGC), radio frequency identification (RFID-ITV) tracking portal, global decision support systems (GDSS-2), and single mobility system (SMS) to ensure in-transit visibility (ITV) within the defense transportation system (DTS).

Ensures all shipments comply with the international traffic in arms regulations (ITAR), the performance work statement (PWS), and Amentum ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS). Must be able to complete AMMO-43, intermodal dry cargo container/CSC reinspection, AMMO-62, technical transportation of hazardous materials distance learning courses and WPM certification/recertification web-based training. Ensures compliance with performance work statement (PWS) and Amentum ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS).

• Inspects, accepts documentation (DD Form 1149/1348-1), prepares and processes all outbound/inbound cargo offered for transportation in the defense transportation system (DTS).
• Checks for completeness and accuracy. Verifies the nomenclatures, quantity, transportation control numbers (TCN), transportation account code (TAC), consignor and consignee codes, hazardous/classified materials, ITAR certifications, and other essential transportation data.
• Properly classifies freight, selects commodity codes, selects the most efficient mode of shipment, and controls obligations for government transportation funds.
• Prepares all required shipping documents for data input to CMOS/GATES, assigns transportation control numbers, produces labels, issues truck manifest for general/hazardous cargo, and maintains manifest logs.
• Uses automated computer systems to process and document to accurately input the transportation control numbers, transportation accounting codes, consignor and consignee codes, and other essential transportation data into CMOS, GATES, or IBS.
• Inspects hazardous materials to ensure proper packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and certification in accordance with applicable dangerous goods regulations (AFMAN 24-604, 49 Code of Federal Regulation, International Air Transport Association (IATA), and International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)).
• Inspects, accepts, and inventories all incoming freight and containers for overages, shortages, and damage before acceptance. When required, initiates and completes DD Form 361, Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR).
• Provides asset visibility and real-time view to track customer queries using IGC, RFID-ITV, GDSS2, or SMS.
• Prepares shipping documents and movement requests for international and domestic shipments between sites and container movements from the sea port of embarkation (POE) to the sea port of debarkation (POD) shipped by surface or sealift.
• Performs port handling and inland transportation (PHIT) and ensures the subcontractor performs all duties and responsibilities according to the statement of work (SOW). Inspects and documents each shipment for contract compliance on a customer service survey form.
• Processes export traffic release requests (ETRR) for sealift shipments using Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) - Integrated Booking System (IBS).
• Performs host country customs clearances and liaises with military and host country ministries on import and export for border customs…