Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator

Overseas Cargo, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Overseas Cargo, Inc. is seeking a Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator in Miami, Florida. The role involves coordinating shipments from domestic and foreign suppliers, booking ocean freight with carriers, and ensuring excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have at least ten years of shipping experience, expertise in import and export documentation, and proficiency in shipping software. Excellent communication skills are required, with a preference for bilingual candidates in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of hands-on experience in shipping.
• Five years of Import & Export freight and documentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shipments from various domestic and foreign suppliers.
• Review purchase orders in the system.
• Book ocean freight with carriers.
• Update systems with shipment data.

Skills

Excellent hands-on working knowledge of US Domestic freight transportation

Experience in ocean freight shipments

Pricing Analysis and negotiation skills

Excellent Customer Service skills

Excellent computer skills, use of shipping software

Bilingual English & Spanish

Education

Technical training in Traffic/Transportation, US Customs, or related field

Job description

Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator

Job Summary

Coordinate shipments from various domestic and foreign Suppliers.

Essential Qualifications

• Excellent hands‑on working knowledge of US Domestic freight transportation via truck, rail, rail piggyback, airfreight, and ocean freight.
• Hands‑on experience coordinating ocean freight shipments.
• Working knowledge of cross‑dock, freight consolidation, container loading and port dray operations.
• Experience in ocean freight documentation, filing electronic AES Entries.
• Pricing Analysis and negotiation skills – ability to perform freight cost analysis, negotiate rates, read ocean rates, harmonized classifications, and complete bills of ladings.
• Knowledge of handling time and temperature sensitive shipments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Excellent Customer Service skills.
• Review purchase orders in the system to determine weekly scheduling of activity and movement of purchase orders. (Experience in handling perishable goods is important.)
• Booking ocean freight with carriers.
• Follow established guidelines and process inbound shipments via cross‑dock faculties.
• Determine shipment origin points and set up pickup plans.
• Excellent follow‑up daily, weekly, and monthly pending shipments and meet the required purchase order service levels and inventory balances.
• Communicate shipment information and transit issues internally and externally with buyers, product suppliers and transportation suppliers.
• Scheduling of shipments with Suppliers, truckers, warehouses, brokers, ship companies and buyers.
• Update Systems with shipment data and produce all required documents for AES, US Customs, Shipping Companies etc.

Education and Experience

• Technical training in Traffic/Transportation, US Customs, or related field is a PLUS.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of hands‑on experience in shipping.
• Five (5) years of Import & Export freight and documentation.
• Excellent computer skills, use of shipping software, Excel, Word and Data Entry Systems.

Language Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Prefer bilingual English & Spanish)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret transportation and purchase documents.
• Ability to clearly express yourself both verbally and in writing.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts with percentages, area and volumes.

Leadership and Reasoning Skills

• Ability to resolve practical operational problems and deal with a variety of variables and situations that require the cooperation of many individuals to get the work completed on time within budget.