Assistant Freight Manager Coordinator

Job Title :
Assistant Logistics Manager Coordinator.

Coordinate and manage shipments from various domestic and foreign suppliers.

• Excellent hands‑on working knowledge of US domestic freight transportation via truck, rail, rail piggyback, airfreight, and ocean freight.
• Working knowledge of cross‑dock, freight consolidation, container loading and port dray operations.
• Experience in ocean freight documentation, filing electronic AES entries, customs clearance, etc.
• Pricing analysis and negotiation skills – ability to perform freight cost analysis, negotiate rates, read ocean rates, harmonized classifications, and complete bills of ladings.
• Knowledge of handling time and temperature sensitive shipments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Prefer bilingual English & Spanish).
• Knowledge of entry documentation and submission, 7501, 3461, USDA, FDA, and Prior Notice. (FTZ experience a plus).

• Review purchase orders in the system to determine weekly scheduling of activity and movement of purchase orders. (Experience in handling perishable goods is a plus.)
• Follow established guidelines and process inbound shipments via cross‑dock faculties.
• Determine shipment origin points and set up pickup plans.
• Excellent follow up daily, weekly, and monthly pending shipments and meet the required purchase order service levels and inventory balances.
• Communicate shipment information and transit issues internally and externally with buyers, product suppliers and transportation suppliers.
• Direct scheduling of shipments with suppliers, truckers, warehouses, brokers, ship companies and buyers.
• Update systems with shipment data and produce all required documents for AES, US customs, shipping companies etc.
• Ability to liaison between warehouse and office team. Comfortable in warehouse environment.

• Technical training in Traffic / Transportation, US Customs, or related field is a PLUS.
• Minimum of five (5) years of hands‑on experience in shipping.
• Three (3) year of Import & Export freight and documentation.
• Excellent computer skills, use of Excel, Word and data entry systems.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret transportation and purchasing documents.
• Ability to clearly express both verbally and in writing your directions on matters related to transportation.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts with percentages, area and volumes.

• Ability to resolve practical operational problems and deal with a variety of variables and situations that require the cooperation of many individuals to get the work completed on time within budget.