Controller - Sea and Air M/F

GEODIS; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

GEODIS in South Africa is seeking a Senior Controller for Air and Sea imports to coordinate shipments, negotiate with carriers, and ensure KPI compliance.

You will monitor inbound shipments, maintain client schedules, prepare cost sheets, and work as part of a team to deliver consistent service quality.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years experience in Sea and Air Imports.
• Team player with good communication.
• Highly driven and proactive in fast-paced logistics environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shipments for Air and Sea imports and keep customers updated on progress.
• Arrange additional services to meet client requirements and maintain service levels.
• Maintain KPI requirements and compliance to ensure high quality of service.
• Monitor inbound shipments in line with SOPs and industry policies.
• Communicate client schedules and prepare cost sheets; close files and invoices.
• Ensure IRIS/NextGen data accuracy and related KPIs are met.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Highly driven

Job description

Air and Sea full function Senior Controller required

GEODIS is a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. As a growth partner to its clients, GEODIS specializes in five lines of business: Supply Chain Optimization, Global Freight Forwarding, Global Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and European Road Network. With a global network spanning nearly 166 countries and more than 49, 720 employees, GEODIS is ranked no. 6 in its sector across the world. In 2024, GEODIS generated €11.3 billion in revenue. GEODIS is a company owned by SNCF Group.
This position is also open to anyone recognized as a disabled worker.

To deliver outstanding freight services to customers by

• coordinating shipments
• arranging additional services
• keeping the customer updated on cargo progress in order to ensure customer satisfaction
• working as a team to ensure all customers receive the same quality of service
• maintaining KPI requirements and compliances to ensure high and consistent level of quality

Air/Sea Import

Monitor and coordinate inbound shipments for customers, in line with (CS)SOP, GEODIS and industry policies and procedures, in order to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Completion of responsible functions as per the ISO Forwarding - Air flow chart
• Completion of responsible functions as per the ISO Forwarding - FCL flow chart
• Completion of responsible functions as per the ISO Forwarding - LCL flow chart
• Maintain and communicate client schedules as per client agreement

Pricing and Tariffs

Negotiate rates with carriers for customer shipments, in line with procurement contract with carrier and customer contract, in order provide customers with competitive rates and ensure customer satisfaction.

• Provide allocated clients with annually adjusted client rate sheets
• Analyse carrier rates to provide the best option to suite the client's needs

Administration

Gather documents and information, process and register file, in line with GEODIS and industry policies and procedures, in order to ensure proper administration of files and enable a clear overview of operational activities.

• Gather information and documentation from customers and set-up files in the operational system
• Gather and break down documents form airline or shipper and calculate charges, process in operational system
• Generate cost sheet and invoice. Close files, pass invoices and credit memos to client

Compliance

• Ensure NextGen (CW1) is kept fully up-to-date and all required date populated, and documents uploaded
• Ensure IRIS compliance KPI's are met
• Ensure invoicing KPI's are met
• Ensure accrual KPI's are met
• Ensure shipment completion KPI's are met

Financial Performance

• Ensure the recovery of disbursements to optimize profits
• Investigate unrecoverable disbursements

5 to 10 year experience in Sea and Air Imports
Team player
Good Communication skills
Highly driven