Forwarding Controller
InspHired Recruitment Solutions
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- R25,000-35,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure timeous receiving, checking, and approving of shipping documents against customer requirements and issuing same to customers and agents within the required time frame.
- Ensuring the accuracy of all information on documents provided, including but not limited to banking details of suppliers.
- Dealing with foreign agents/suppliers to arrange timeous shipping of orders.
- Arranging pre-payments with finance as well as balance payments.
- Update Dashboard on order shipment details.
- Liaise with internal and external customers on order status and other related issues.
- Be fully conversant with import and export laws and regulations.
- Maintain own industry knowledge and keep up to date with changes as they occur.
- Liaise with officials in various agencies to ensure goods are cleared through customs or quarantine.
- Coordinate shipping with clearing agents at certain ports for clearance through Customs and State Vet release.
- Deal with and handle claims with the relevant parties if any shipment problems happen to occur.
- Follow up on/expedite outstanding supplier orders.
- Tracking of in transit shipments.
- Update Dashboard on order shipment details.
- Liaise with shipping lines on schedules.
- Create shipments on Syspro and link to purchase orders.
- Make bookings with shipping lines, forwarding agents etc.
- Sending of various reports to Directors/Traders.
- Swopping out of customer loads whenever required.
- Assisting with approvals or POR’s.
- All other tasks and related duties as expected from the Employer from time to time.
- 3 years’ experience in Sea or Air Freight.
- Knowledge of trade lanes.
- Knowledge of shipping lines and their operations.
- Knowledge of shipping documents.
- Syspro experience advantageous.
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Related qualification advantageous.
- R25 000 – R35 000 per month.