Import Operations

K Line Logistics, Ltd.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Leave loading 17.5%

Job security

Job summary

K Line Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd in Port Melbourne is seeking an Import Operations professional to ensure the effective delivery of import activities, with responsibilities spanning customer service, sales and administration, including documentary reporting and transport services for import air and sea freight customers.

The role reports to the Import Manager and requires 2 years in the industry, exposure to Cargowise, and strong communication with attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in the related industry within Australia and exposure to Cargowise Software will be advantageous.
• Team oriented, have an eye for detail, willing to learn and see work through to completion
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential.
• Job security
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• 17.5% leave loading

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with reporting deadlines, procedures and policy.
• Identify and satisfy customer needs where possible.
• Register sea freight shipments and manage documents retention.
• Handle import manifests, delivery orders, arrival notices and client invoices.
• Process supplier invoices and code for payment.
• Inform shippers about changes to vessel/airline schedules and transshipments.
• Coordinate with client, supplier and overseas office teams.
• Support transport and customer service teams.

Skills

Team oriented

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Tools

Cargowise Software

Job description

The perfect opportunity to focus your operational strengths with your commercial acumen and broaden your career into freight forwarding with “K” Line Logistics (Australia) Pty. Limited.

“K” Line Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd is a leading global logistics service provider with diverse service offerings from International Air and Sea freight forwarding to warehousing, Road, Rail, Customs Clearance, and project cargo management. With more than 80 offices worldwide, our Australian business is in Port Melbourne. “K” Line Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd is a respected, stable IATA Licensed and ATT accredited logistics service provider offering our customers end - to - end solutions.

About the role

You will be reporting to Import Manger, and you will be primarily responsible for the effective delivery of Import Operations. Provide Customer Service, Sales and administration support including documentary, statutory reporting, and transport services to support functions to “K” Line Logistics import air and sea freight customers.

Your daily task will include:

• To ensure that all requirements of “K” Line Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd are complied with in terms of reporting deadlines, procedures, and policy.
• To ensure that customer needs are identified, reported and wherever possible satisfied.
• System Registration of Sea freight shipments / documents retention and job level
• CMR reporting obligations, collection and distribution of Delivery Orders, preparation on import manifests, arrival notices and client invoices.
• Process supplier invoices, code and approve for payment ensuring they are charged as quoted and coded against relative job correctly.
• Advise shippers of any changes to vessel / airline schedule checking and reporting transshipments information
• Allocated Client, Supplier and overseas office engagement.
• Support transport team and customer service team

Skills and Experience

• 2 years of experience in the related industry within Australia and exposure to Cargowise Software will be advantageous.
• Team oriented, have an eye for detail, willing to learn and see work through to completion
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential.
• Job security
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• 17.5% leave loading

Only those with a right to work in Australia need apply. Only successful candidates will be contacted.