Business Support Assistant - Operational Reporting

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics; Parañaque; On-site; PHP 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics in Manila is seeking a Business Support Assistant to manage control tower reporting, EDI monitoring, and milestone retriggering. You will ensure KPI quality, timeliness and productivity, and proactively raise issues with clear improvement suggestions.

Responsibilities include generating operational reports, validating data, monitoring EDI transmissions, coordinating with local stations and customers, and supporting process improvements through teamwork and

Qualifications

• Experience in reporting tasks and data analysis.
• Ability to build reports based on customer requirements.
• Experience with data entry and documentation.
• Proficient in MS-Office; intermediate to advanced Excel.
• Familiarity with web-based applications and internet tools.
• Fast comprehension and focused work style.
• Resilient, prioritises tasks, meets deadlines.
• Accurate and reliable work practices.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Adaptable to meeting customer demands with a service attitude.
• Able to cooperate with various DSV units (GBS and Local Teams).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and generate operational reports based on customer requirements.
• Collect, validate, and consolidate operational data from systems and stakeholders.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of reports.
• Monitor shipment EDI to ensure successful data transmission.
• Investigate EDI failures, exceptions and transmission errors.
• Communicate with local stations, key account managers, customers, and IT support regarding EDI issues.
• Monitor shipment milestones and identify missing, delayed, or failed updates.
• Notify origin/destination country to update missing milestones.
• Retrigger milestones to ensure EDI transmission and shipment visibility.
• Advise on discrepancies in shipment information and respond to queries.
• Report irregularities per SOP and KPI; escalate when necessary.
• Promote process improvement; participate in projects for efficiency.
• Meet or exceed SLA expectations; prepare daily and weekly volume reports.
• Ensure output accuracy; participate in team huddles and stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain weekly health check reports; work under Team Leader.

Skills

Experience in reporting tasks and data

Experience in building up reports

Experience in data entry

MS-Office proficiency

Web-based applications

Quick comprehension

Prioritization and deadlines

Accurate and reliable work

Teamwork and interpersonal skill

Customer demand flexibility

Cooperation with various units (DSV)

Education

Freight-forwarding / logistics education

Knowledge of transport management systems

Tools

Transport Management System

MS-Office (Outlook/Excel)

Job description

Time Type: Full Time

The Business Support Assistant is responsible for Control Tower operational services related to operational reporting, EDI monitoring and milestones retriggering. They must ensure the highest quality of service for control tower processes which includes compliance to KPI - Quality, Timeliness and Utilization / Productivity. They are expected to proactively communicate issues identified with the process and provide improvement suggestions.

Key Tasks & Deliverables

• Prepare and generate operational reports based on customer requirements.
• Collect, validate, and consolidate operational data from relevant systems and stakeholders.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of reports.
• Monitor shipment EDI to ensure successful data transmission.
• Investigate EDI failures, exceptions, and transmission errors.
• Communicate with local stations, key account managers, customers, and IT support regarding EDI-related issues.
• Monitor shipment milestones and identify missing, delayed, or failed milestone updates.
• Notify the origin or destination country to update any missing milestones, when applicable.
• Retrigger milestones in the system to ensure successful EDI transmission and accurate shipment visibility.
• Advise any discrepancies in the shipment information especially those that cannot be resolved from our end.
• Respond to related queries.
• Report on irregularities as per SOP and Global KPI. Perform proper escalation when necessary.
• Promote and initiate process improvement. Participate actively on projects that may lead to process efficiency.
• Meet and/or exceed expectations as defined on the SLA.
• Prepare daily and weekly volume reports.
• Ensure accuracy of work outputs.
• Participate in team huddles and stakeholder meetings.
• Actualize team weekly health check reports when needed.
• Work under the direction of a Team Leader.

Education And Skills

• Freight-forwarding / logistics education is an advantage.
• Knowledge in different transport management system is an advantage.
• Experience in reporting tasks and data analysis
• Experience in building up reports based on customer requirements and specification.
• Experience in data entry tasks and documentation
• Good Know How in MS-Office (Outlook /Excel - Intermediate to advanced)
• Good Know How in web-based applications / Internet.
• Quick comprehension and focused work
• Resilience, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Accurate and reliable working method
• Ability to work in a team & good interpersonal skill.
• Openness and flexibility in meeting customer demands / service attitude
• Ability to cooperate with various units in DSV (GBS and Local Teams)

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league. As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let’s grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements. With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you. At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work - we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company - this is the place to be.

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