Global Freight & Compliance Specialist

Default Brand; Town of Arcadia (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Furniture Industries in Arcadia, Wisconsin, on-site, seeks an International Transportation Specialist to monitor and execute cost-effective and timely movement of goods through the logistics network, including imports/exports. This role updates systems and freight information to ensure accuracy.

Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with transportation laws, negotiating contracts, assigning carriers, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs while meeting contractual

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Business or related field.
• 3 years in a business/office environment with logistics experience.
• Strong understanding of the international environment.
• Advanced understanding of transportation and logistics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitors company and carrier compliance with all transportation laws and regulations; investigates and resolves any non-compliance issues.
• Prepare for and assist with contract negotiations; receive, proof and process contract amendments from ocean carriers and retain contract information with corporate filing and within the department. Ensure internal systems are updated with most recent contract and/or amendment information.
• Assign carriers to vendors based on negotiated contracts as well as volume and demand. Analyze carrier performance according to ocean freight carrier contract information and ensure we are meeting contract requirements while maintaining competitive freight costs. Make recommendations for resolving space issues for vendor base
• Review transportation requirements and allocations and make recommendations to reduce overall costs while still meeting contractual commitment

Skills

Logistics experience

International environment knowledge

Transportation & logistics

Verbal & written communication

Time management

Education

Associate degree in Business or related field

Job description

Ashley Furniture Industries in Arcadia, Wisconsin, on-site, seeks an International Transportation Specialist to monitor and execute cost-effective and timely movement of goods through the logistics network, including imports/exports. This role updates systems and freight information to ensure accuracy.

Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with transportation laws, negotiating contracts, assigning carriers, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs while meeting contractual