Export Manager

JAS Forwarding (usa), Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is seeking an Export Manager to lead the export department, ensuring freight moves out of the country in compliance with policies and international law.

The role focuses on overseeing workflow, regulatory adherence, and collaboration with customers, suppliers, and authorities worldwide. You will guide staff through training, performance management, and change initiatives to boost efficiency, while maintaining strong relationships with major customers and partners

Qualifications

• Organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient written and verbal communication.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite.
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance with export rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop efficient and effective flow of work to attain optimum efficiency and productivity of department.
• Identify the existence and cause of problems and solutions to correct.
• Utilize reports to quantify and prioritize workload.
• Manage communication with export related authorities, customer and suppliers in all relevant countries as necessary to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activities.
• Initiates, promotes, supports and implements change in order to increase organizational effectiveness.
• Make comprehensive decisions based on analysis, experience and good judgment.
• Ensure staff have the training and resources necessary to perform their jobs.
• Represent the company as appropriate in its relationships with major customers, suppliers, competitors, commercial etc.

Skills

Organizational & time management

Proficient written & verbal skills

Microsoft Office suite

Detail oriented

Self-motivated & team work

Export regulations compliance

Education

Master Degree in freight forwarding

Job description

SUMMARY

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.SUMMARY:The Export Manager oversees the export department to ensure the movement of freight out of the country, in accordance with organizational policy and procedure, and to comply with relevant local, country and international law and process.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Manage and develop efficient and effective flow of work to attain optimum efficiency and productivity of departmentIdentify the existence and cause of problems and solutions to correctUtilize reports to quantify and prioritize workloadManage communication with export related authorities, customer and suppliers in all relevant countries as necessary to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activitiesInitiates, promotes, supports and implements change in order to increase organizational effectivenessMake comprehensive decisions based on analysis, experience and good judgmentEnsure staff have the training and resources necessary to perform their jobsRepresent the company as appropriate in its relationships with major customers, suppliers, competitors, commercial etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct performance evaluations for export department staffRecommend hiring, firing and promotionIdentify and resolve personnel issuesCreate an environment that encourages others to develop professionallyMake sure employees are in compliance with organization policy, procedures and performance programs

QUALIFICATIONS

Organizational and time management skillsProficient written and verbal skillsStrong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (desirable)Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlinesSelf-motivated, able to work in a team and independentlyUnderstanding of regulatory compliance with export rules and regulations

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum 5 years relevant Export and freight forwarding experienceMinimum 3-5 years supervisory experienceMaster Degree in freight forwarding (desirable)Knowledge of procedures for international and domestic freight, trucking and warehouse services

ENVIRONMENT

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Travel will be (up to 10%) required in support of the position's responsibilities.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company's business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

DEFINITIONS

(if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted)Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT "KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER." JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.