Global Freight Operations Coordinator

Townsville Marine Logistics; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Townsville Marine Logistics in North Queensland is seeking an organised and proactive Operations Coordinator to support expanding freight forwarding operations and ensure compliant, efficient movement of cargo across domestic and international borders.

This role demands strong coordination, paperwork accuracy, and reliability, with responsibilities spanning shipment coordination, container bookings, invoicing, and liaison with carriers and agents; prior experience in logistics is desirable.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business with 2-3 years relevant industry experience (stevedoring or transport and logistics is desirable)
• Sound knowledge of international and domestic logistics
• Strong understanding of Australian Customs and Quarantine procedures

Responsibilities

• Co-ordination of shipments with external stakeholders and production teams
• Booking of containers with shipping lines
• Issuing Forwarding Instructions to carriers
• Issue booking summary reports
• Approval of creditor invoices
• Issuing of invoices for freight and associated charges
• Liaison with appointed ships agent and terminal
• Lay time calculations
• EDN applications
• Co-ordination of rail and road delivery of acid cargoes
• Monitoring of contracted stocking points pan-Australia
• Co-ordination of dispatch locations and booking of deliveries
• Co-ordination of customs and quarantine clearance
• Clearance of shipping documents with carriers
• Co-ordination of delivery

Skills

MS Office

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & oral communication

Problem solving

MSIC eligibility

Education

Tertiary qualification in business

Job description

Townsville Marine Logistics in North Queensland is seeking an organised and proactive Operations Coordinator to support expanding freight forwarding operations and ensure compliant, efficient movement of cargo across domestic and international borders.

This role demands strong coordination, paperwork accuracy, and reliability, with responsibilities spanning shipment coordination, container bookings, invoicing, and liaison with carriers and agents; prior experience in logistics is desirable.