Specialist, Int'l Logistics

Samaritan's Purse International; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Long-term and Short-term disability

Paid Family Medical Leave

401(k) retirement savings plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse International is seeking a Specialist, Int'l Logistics to lead global shipping operations from Boone, NC or Charlotte, NC. You will coordinate ocean/air freight, export/import compliance, and carrier contracts to ensure timely delivery of Gifts-in-Kind for OCC shipments across 25 countries.

The role requires 3–5 years in international/domestic supply chain, a bachelor's degree, travel up to 60 days per year, and strong problem-solving in customs documents, taxes, and logistics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years' experience in international/domestic supply chain.
• Understanding and problem-solving skills in international shipping/air freight, government tax/duty exemptions, clearance challenges, documentation, and shipment deliveries.
• Knowledge of complex government import approval processes.
• Familiarity with Intermodal Freight/Freight Forwarding Transportation.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing approximately sixty annual OCC shipments from U.S. Processing Centers, global printers, and Samaritan's Purse International Offices to approximately twenty-five countries.
• Coordinating freight forwarders, clearing agents, documentation, customs clearance, shipment tracking, and final delivery to Regional Leadership Teams, ensuring timely and compliant execution.
• Auditing, budgeting, consolidating transportation bids, and identifying cost savings through process improvements and stronger delivery networks.
• Leading country-specific government relations and import duty exemption efforts, and supporting risk management for ministry operations.
• Managing logistics meetings with agents and consignees, and supporting international travel as needed.

Skills

International shipping

Air freight

Customs clearance

Export documentation

Logistics coordination

Government tax/duty exemptions

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Get Involved!

What do we believe?

Demonstrate Biblical Integrity

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world. As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work.

We are seeking a Specialist, Int'l Logistics to join our Operation Christmas Child team in Boone, NC or Charlotte, NC. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the role of Specialist, Int'l Logistics, you will have the opportunity to:

Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ

Overseeing approximately sixty annual Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shipments from U.S. Processing Centers, global printers, and Samaritan's Purse International Offices to approximately twenty-five countries. Coordinating freight forwarders, clearing agents, documentation, customs clearance, shipment tracking, and final delivery to Regional Leadership Teams (RLTs), ensuring gifts and ministry materials reach their destinations efficiently and in support of the Gospel-centered mission

Implementing ocean carrier contracts, developing export timelines and complex multi-site loading plans, and coordinating shipping instructions, trucking schedules, loading operations, and shipment readiness. Partnering with Processing Center management, Domestic Operations, International Regional Teams, and National Leadership Teams (NLTs) to uphold global shipping standards and ensure successful, timely execution of export plans

Leading country-specific government relations and import duty exoneration efforts in partnership with the Assistant Director of Global Risk and Exoneration, Regional Directors, Field Ministry Leadership Teams, and ministry partners. Assessing consignee vulnerabilities, ministry risks, and financial exposure; cultivating key relationships; conducting initiative-taking and reactive international travel as needed; and safeguarding the ministry's ability to serve communities through effective risk management

Auditing, translating, reconciling, and authorizing destination clearance and port-related invoices; consolidating transportation bids; managing regional secondary delivery site (SDS) budgets and funding; and identifying cost savings through invoice analysis, competitive bidding, and process improvement. Leading development of in-country delivery networks from import ports to ministry partners, maximizing combined loads and strengthening planning, budgeting, tracking, delivery, and inventory management while faithfully stewarding Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) and ministry funds

Leading and facilitating more than one hundred annual pre- and post-importation meetings with licensed clearing agents and consignees, resolving shipment issues, preparing "OK to Ship" assessments, and maintaining country-specific documentation requirements and standard operating procedures. Integrating AI tools to safeguard export and import processes and serving at a Processing Center for two to four weeks during the NovemberDecember shoebox processing season, supporting teams in advancing the mission of sharing the love of Jesus Christ with children around the world.

Other duties as assigned

What are the qualifications?

Serve with Excellence

As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

Prefer a bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year College or University, and three to five years' experience in international/domestic supply chain, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Comprehensive understanding and problem-solving skills in international shipping/air freight, government tax/duty exemptions, customer clearance challenges, ocean carrier documentation process, and shipment deliveries

Through knowledge of complex government import approval processes

Familiarity and experience in Intermodal Freight/Freight Forwarding Transportation

Advanced experience with Microsoft Experience, plus

12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies(required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire

What are the benefits?

Walk in Bold Faith

Samaritan's Purse is proud to offer a competitive benefits package, including:

On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Long-term and Short-term disability insurance

Paid Family Medical Leave

Term Life Insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

Type: Full-time

Department: Operation Christmas Child- International

Location: Boone, NC or Charlotte, NC

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel: 40-60 days annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries are necessary

Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
828.262.1980.

Samaritan’s Purse is a 501(c)(3) tax‑exempt charity. All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given project than can be wisely applied to that project. When that happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need.