Logistics Executive

Elite Digital Logistics; Chennai District; On-site; INR 240,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Digital Logistics in Chennai seeks an Executive Logistics to manage export orders, ensure accurate intake into the operating system, and handle documentation and related processes.

You will plan carrier bookings, release bookings to the country team or customers, enter shipment data in systems, track shipments, and prepare key documents like Bill of Lading, packing lists, and COOs while meeting internal KPIs and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Acknowledge incoming export orders from customers and ensure correct order intake into our operating system
• Handling Export documentation and perform export process related to the job assigned
• Planning and placing booking with the carriers and releasing bookings to the Country team or Customer
• Enter shipment information in our operating system as well as the customers systems
• Shipment status tracking and monitoring: continuously monitor the export shipment and report irregularities
• Prepare and submit SI with all necessary details/Country spec., such as shipper/consignee information, cargo desc. (HS code, weight, volume & etc.)
• Follow-up with shipping line for draft Bill of Lading.
• Proof-read and correct draft Bill of lading details against the shipping instruction or customer related documents.
• Verify container details & weights. Update HS codes and cargo descriptions are accurately entered in operations system as per shipping instruction or shippers documents.
• Ensure timely submission & confirmation to meet Internal KPI & carrier deadlines to avoid delays.
• Maintaining records of daily SI submission orders & updating regularly. Tracking of booking confirmation, bill of lading confirmation, Vessel sailing confirmation and document dispatch.
• To update daily status update and to keep stakeholders (internal colleagues) informed about the status of the documents.
• Prepare documentation (Bill of Lading, invoice, packing list, COA, COO, Marine Insurance, ETC)
• Arrange for docs submission to customers (courier or email) and meet the delivery time frame committed.
• To perform any other ad-hoc additional assignments as given by the immediate Superior/Manager/Management
• Maintain quality standard for operational export procedures and improve them where necessary
• Read e-mails several times daily and reply to all emails within 24hrs. Ability to solve operational problems associated to the trade
• Familiar with processing incoming & outgoing invoices is a plus.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Responsibilities

• As an Executive logistics, you are in charge of:
• Acknowledge incoming export orders from customers and ensure correct order intake into our operating system
• Handling Export documentation and perform export process related to the job assigned.
• Planning and placing booking with the carriers and releasing bookings to the Country team or Customer
• Enter shipment information in our operating system as well as the customers systems
• Shipment status tracking and monitoring: continuously monitor the export shipment and report irregularities
• Prepare and submit SI with all necessary details/Country spec., such as shipper/consignee information, cargo desc. (HS code, weight, volume & etc.)
• Follow-up with shipping line for draft Bill of Lading.
• Proof-read and correct draft Bill of lading details against the shipping instruction or customer related documents.
• Verify container details & weights. Update HS codes and cargo descriptions are accurately entered in operations system as per shipping instruction or shippers documents.
• Ensure timely submission & confirmation to meet Internal KPI & carrier deadlines to avoid delays.:-

Documents:-

• Maintaining records of daily SI submission orders & updating regularly. Tracking of booking confirmation, bill of lading confirmation, Vessel sailing confirmation and document dispatch.
• To update daily status update and to keep stakeholders (internal colleagues) informed about the status of the documents.
• Prepare documentation (Bill of Lading, invoice, packing list, COA, COO, Marine Insurance, ETC)
• Arrange for docs submission to customers (courier or email) and meet the delivery time frame committed.
• To perform any other ad-hoc additional assignments as given by the immediate Superior/Manager/Management
• Maintain quality standard for operational export procedures and improve them where necessary
• Read e-mails several times daily and reply to all emails within 24hrs. Ability to solve operational problems associated to the trade
• Familiar with processing incoming & outgoing invoices is a plus.