Capacity Management Coordinator - Export Traffic Operations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Supplemental Life

Hospital Indemnity Plans

Job summary

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is seeking candidates with a willingness to learn and grow in the world of logistics. This role focuses on optimizing network strings, improving cargo flow, and proactively managing risks and opportunities across ports and partners.

Ideal applicants have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset to drive service delivery and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, transportation, shipping, logistics, freight forwarding, customer service, etc.
• Experience in an international environment is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, good judgment, discretion, and problem-solving abilities
• Team player with a professional attitude
• Resilient and proactive attitude with passion to succeed and learn

Responsibilities

• Pursues full ships by maximizing utilization on each string of the network.
• Allows efficient cargo flow in all ports of load, avoiding operational disruptions. Optimizes cargo routing.
• Analyzes historical data and forecasts to maximize ships.
• Proactively foresees risks and opportunities and plans accordingly across the network.
• Proposes options and highlights challenges to offer contingency on network string.
• Strong focus on customers and service delivery.
• Reduces costs and waste by a systematic data driven analytical approach.
• Works closely with all internal and external stakeholders (ports, partners) to manage the overall network string efficiently and effectively.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

International experience

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Resilient

Goal-oriented

Client/vendor relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Looking for a career opportunity but have no experience?

At MSC, we are looking for candidates that would like to challenge themselves in the world of logistics. We offer a diverse environment, and it is important for us to continue to bring professionals with different background and experiences. Together, we will continue to grow while connecting the world around us. It is a big world, and it takes expertise, ingenuity, hard work and dedication to keep it moving. You will learn what it takes to move a shipment from point A to point B while gaining immeasurable industry knowledge with the largest shipping line in the world! Excited yet? Come join us!

Key Responsibilities:

• Pursues full ships by maximizing utilization on each string of the network.
• Allows efficient cargo flow in all ports of load, avoiding operational disruptions. Optimizes cargo routing.
• Analyzes historical data and forecasts to maximize ships.
• Proactively foresees risks and opportunities and plans accordingly across the network.
• Proposes options and highlights challenges to offer contingency on network string.
• Strong focus on customers and service delivery.
• Reduces costs and waste by a systematic data driven analytical approach.
• Works closely with all internal and external stakeholders (ports, partners) to manage the overall network string efficiently and effectively.

Qualifications & Key Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in a similar role in supply chain, transportation, shipping, logistics, freight forwarding, customer service, etc. (preferred)
• Experience working in an international environment, a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, good judgment, discretion, and problem-solving abilities
• Team Player with professional attitude
• Resilient and proactive attitude with passion to succeed and learn
• Dynamic and goal-oriented
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to successfully develop and maintain positive client and vendor relationships

What We Offer

• Health Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts - (Health, Dependent Care, Transit/Parking)
• Supplemental Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Plans

You will also have access to additional benefits, effective day one:

• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K Plan – 3% Safe Harbor Contribution with option for additional 3% employer match.
• Wellness Program initiatives / Free MSC Partner Subscriptions with Calm
• Partner Discount Programs with MSC Cruises, Apple, Dell, Nissan, Whirlpool, AT&T, Pets Best and others.

About Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a global leader in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines, MSC has 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide, with the MSC Group employing over 200,000 people. The company has evolved from a one vessel operation into a globally respected business with a fleet of 800 vessels that provides timely delivery of goods and services to customers of all industries and sizes. With access to an integrated network of road, rail, air, and sea transport resources which stretches across the globe, the company prides itself on delivering global service with local knowledge. MSC’s shipping line sails on 300 trade routes and calls at 520 ports, carrying some 22.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) annually. For more information, visit MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type

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