Assistant, Middle Mile (Freight Coordinator, Landhaul)

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Job Responsibilities

  • Maintain relationships with shippers and logistics service providers and coordinate freight pick-up and deliveries. 

  • Daily Operation – Documentation Handling:
  • Assist FC Liaise with logistics service providers and customers to ensure on time deliveries.
  • Manage shipping documentation for accuracy and the timely release of invoices from the customer.
  • Maintain monitoring dashboard for all shipments processed to keep good tracking in the volume of activities.
  • Help control on billing matters with logistics service providers to reduce the delay of payment processing to logistics service providers.

  • Vendor Management:
  • Assist and Manage and monitor performance of logistics service providers to ensure on time delivery of shipments.
  • Participate in vendor performance review to ensure vendor adherence to committed lead time.
  • Support insurance claim which arises from logistics service providers or internal trucking to ensure maximum recovery on losses.
  • Work jointly with logistics service providers as well as Management Team on transport plan deployment to minimize transition difficulties during implementation.

  • Customer Management:
  • Liaise with internal and external customers on transportation matters to ensure smooth operations.
  • Improve service level by identifying optimization of processes and procedures.

  • Freight Invoice Management:
  • Receive weekly/monthly manual invoices from logistics service providers.
  • Manual freight audit.
  • Submit payment approval.
  • Job Requirements

  • Diploma/ Degree or equivalent.
  • Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience in the transport/freight forwarding/logistics field related to freight forwarding and logistics.
  • Logistics/third party logistics (3PL) industry know-how and background, conversant with commercial processes and operational viabilities.
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills are necessary; strong team player.
  • An independent performer, he/she must be motivated and resilient, with an ability to deal with difficult customers and deliver even under pressure.
  • Strong analytical skills to interpret and examine regulations required.
  • Fluency in English in required.
  • Highly proficient in MS Office or Google Docs platforms
  • Willing to work on NIGHT SHIFT