Sea Freight Controller

All Star Placements; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 335,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

All Star Placements in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Sea Freight Controller to plan and execute containerized shipments, align plans with monthly sales forecasts and stock availability, ensure bookings and shipping instructions reach warehouses on time, and supervise packing progress to prevent delays and extra costs.

Duties include drafting and submitting bills of lading within 24 working hours after packing, communicating amendments to LSPs, and releasing final B/Ls within seven days of

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute containerized shipments, align plans with monthly sales forecasts and stock availability, ensure bookings and shipping instructions reach warehouses on time, and supervise packing progress to prevent delays and extra costs.
• Draft and submit bills of lading within 24 working hours after packing, communicate amendments to LSPs, and release final B/Ls within seven days of vessel sailing, ensuring courier tracking details are provided.
• Prepare weekly departures report with Tracking and Stock teams to minimize storage costs and avoid delays.

Job description

We have an opportunity available in Johannesburg for experienced Sea Freight Controller.

Expected duties:

• Containerized Shipment Planning & Execution: Planning and distribution of shipments according to monthly sales forecast. Ensure shipment plans align with stock availability to meet the forecast requirements. Ensure booking confirmations and shipping instructions are provided to warehouses timeously, enabling on-time packing and the drafting of Original Bills of Lading (OBLs). Daily monitoring of warehouse packing and stacking progress to prevent delays, minimize additional costs, and ensure timely issuance of shipping documents.
• Documentation & Compliance: Generate and submit draft bills of lading for approval within 24 working hours after packing is completed for both containerized and break-bulk shipments, ensure all bill of lading amendments are communicated to LSPs without delay, with corrected drafts received within 24 working hours of the amendment request. Release or courier final bills of lading within 7 working days of vessel sailing. Provide the company with courier tracking details and scanned copies when B/Ls are sent by courier.
• Storage Cost Control & Cargo Turnaround: Complete and distribute the weekly departures report to Tracking and Stock team weekly as per 7-day weekly cycle. Work closely with the tracking and stock teams to ensure cargo is shipped promptly after arrival at the warehouse to minimize storage costs and avoid unnecessary delays.

Basic salary on offer: R 30 000.00 to R 45 000.00 negotiable depending on experience with benefits.