Air & Ocean Freight Lead — End-to-End Shipments (CargoWise)

MissionHires; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Ongoing training and certification

Internal mobility and career growth

Job summary

MissionHires seeks a hands-on Air & Ocean Freight Coordinator to manage end-to-end air freight shipments while supporting complex sea import operations. This role targets an experienced freight forwarding operator with recent air freight focus, strong sea import knowledge, and mandatory CargoWise expertise.

You will coordinate time-sensitive shipments, ensure accurate documentation, and collaborate with airlines, carriers, and internal teams across a global network.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years hands-on air and sea freight operations experience.
• Recent focus on air freight operations (export/import).
• Strong sea import operations experience (roughly 70% imports / 30% exports).
• Hands-on CargoWise experience required.
• Working knowledge of AES, TSA requirements, and air freight documentation.
• AMS, ISF, FMC, and IMDG related knowledge or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight shipments end-to-end, from origin through final delivery.
• Book cargo, coordinate pickups, prepare shipping documentation, follow up with airlines, track shipments, arrange final delivery, and complete billing.
• Support sea import operations, including ISF and AMS filings, ocean documentation, terminal and intermodal coordination, and exception handling.
• Coordinate with airlines, ocean carriers, truckers, terminals, customers, vendors, and internal offices regarding bookings, pickups, documentation, and cargo recovery.
• Monitor shipment milestones, identify delays and exceptions early, and resolve operational issues to maintain service levels.
• Maintain accurate shipment documentation, CargoWise updates, cost records, and final billing.
• Support air freight quotations by assessing routing, transit times, capacity, and operational feasibility.
• Handle priority, bonded, FTZ, cross-border, and other complex shipments with close follow-up throughout the shipment lifecycle.
• Work in onsite, hybrid, or remote arrangements, depending on the applicable role model.

Skills

Air freight ops

Sea freight imports

CargoWise

AES/TSA knowledge

AMS/ISF/FMC/IMDG knowledge

Multimodal coordination

Spanish/English bilingual

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

MissionHires seeks a hands-on Air & Ocean Freight Coordinator to manage end-to-end air freight shipments while supporting complex sea import operations. This role targets an experienced freight forwarding operator with recent air freight focus, strong sea import knowledge, and mandatory CargoWise expertise.

You will coordinate time-sensitive shipments, ensure accurate documentation, and collaborate with airlines, carriers, and internal teams across a global network.