- Salary
- $24 – $25/hr
- Location
- Houston, Texas, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Source
- BetterTeam
Description
Pay: $24.00–$25.00 per hour | Weekly Pay
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:30 PM
Employment Type: Full-Time
Overtime & Weekends: Occasional, based on business needs
- Manage ocean export shipments from booking through vessel departure.
- Coordinate bookings with ocean carriers and NVOCCs.
- Confirm sailing schedules, routing, cutoffs, and equipment availability.
- Coordinate with truckers, warehouses, terminals, steamship lines, overseas offices, and customers.
- Track shipments and address delays or service issues.
- Provide customers with shipment status and documentation updates.
- Prepare and review Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, Export Declarations, Shipping Instructions, and related export documents.
- Maintain accurate shipment records and assist with invoicing and file closeout.
- Ensure shipments meet customer, carrier, and destination-country requirements.
- Manage multiple shipments and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and customer service.
- Minimum 3 years of ocean freight-forwarding or international logistics experience.
- Direct, hands-on ocean export experience — REQUIRED.
- Experience managing ocean export shipments from booking through vessel departure.
- Strong knowledge of ocean export procedures and documentation.
- Experience working with ocean carriers, NVOCCs, truckers, terminals, and overseas offices.
- Knowledge of Incoterms.
- Experience with freight-forwarding or logistics systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple shipments, accounts, and deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to respond quickly to shipment issues.
- Knowledge of FMC regulations and export compliance.
- Experience with Japan trade lanes or overseas offices.
- Hazardous cargo experience.
- High-volume international freight-forwarding experience.
- $24.00–$25.00 per hour | Weekly Pay.
- Monday–Friday schedule.
- Full-time opportunity.
- Hands-on international ocean freight experience.
- Opportunity to manage shipments throughout the export process.
- Work with carriers, customers, overseas offices, and other logistics partners.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid time off.
- Holiday pay.
- HSA/FSA options.
- Life insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
- AD&D coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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