Freight Brokerage Specialist

Maersk; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a highly organized freight coordination professional in Chennai to support multi-party shipment execution. The role involves coordinating shipments, tracking loads, and resolving exceptions to ensure smooth origin-to-destination movement.

Responsibilities include communication with customers, carriers, drivers, and internal teams, maintaining records in TMS, and following SOPs. Candidates should be comfortable with night shifts and weekend hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with customers, carriers and internal teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in fast-paced logistics environments.
• Experience in coordinating shipments, tracking loads, and resolving exceptions.
• Willingness to work night shifts and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage daily shipment and load activities from pickup through delivery.
• Communicate with customers, carriers, drivers, and internal teams to ensure timely shipment execution.
• Monitor shipment status and proactively identify potential delays or exceptions.
• Follow up with transportation partners for pickup, delivery, and status updates.
• Maintain accurate shipment and load information in TMS systems and tracking tools.
• Support load planning, carrier coordination, and shipment scheduling.
• Investigate and resolve operational issues, including delays, missed appointments, and documentation gaps.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication with customers and stakeholders.
• Review shipment information and identify discrepancies requiring follow-up.
• Maintain operational records, reports, and performance trackers.
• Follow established SOPs, escalation procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Analytical and reporting skills

Customer focused

Night shift readiness

Tools

MS Excel

TMS systems

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly organized and proactive professional to support freight brokerage operations. Candidates with experience in logistics, transportation operations, supply chain, customer service, order management, shipment coordination, or similar domains are encouraged to apply.

The role involves coordinating shipments, communicating with customers and transportation partners, tracking loads, resolving exceptions, and ensuring shipments move efficiently from origin to destination.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage daily shipment and load activities from pickup through delivery.
• Communicate with customers, carriers, drivers, and internal teams to ensure timely shipment execution.
• Monitor shipment status and proactively identify potential delays or exceptions.
• Follow up with transportation partners for pickup, delivery, and status updates.
• Maintain accurate shipment and load information in TMS systems and tracking tools.
• Support load planning, carrier coordination, and shipment scheduling.
• Investigate and resolve operational issues, including delays, missed appointments, and documentation gaps.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication with customers and stakeholders.
• Review shipment information and identify discrepancies requiring follow-up.
• Maintain operational records, reports, and performance trackers.
• Follow established SOPs, escalation procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.

We Are Looking For

• Willingness to work night shifts and weekends as required by business operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good typing proficiency with speed, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Good proficiency in MS Excel and other operational systems
• Ability to coordinate with multiple parties simultaneously
• Strong follow-up and ownership skills
• Good understanding of shipment/order lifecycle
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to identify and eliminate operational exceptions
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Customer-focused approach

Preferred Skills & Experience

Candidates with experience in any of the following areas would be considered:

• Freight / Transportation Operations
• Logistics or Supply Chain Operations
• Trucking or Carrier Operations
• Dispatch / Load Coordination
• Transportation Planning
• Customer Service in Logistics
• Order Management
• Shipment Tracking / Track & Trace
• 3PL / 4PL Operations
• Import / Export Operations
• Warehouse or Distribution Operations
• Supply Chain Coordination
• Back-office logistics support
• Rotational shift - Night Shift
• 2 - 6 Years of experience

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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