Shipping Coordinator

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

The purpose of this position is to coordinate the shipments of project cargoes regardless mode of transport (Sea/Air/Land).
The job includes daily communication with the customers/carriers, documentation, data input, finding solutions and in-house coordination at customer’s office, if needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Consolidation- Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, BL, pre-advices, loading confirmation)
• Manage import, export and triangle shipment’s bookings.
• Responsible accurate hub billing and Job costing
• Monitor cost leadership for cost of sales

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to communicate openly and confidently
• Ability to influence and convince others in a way that results in acceptance and agreement
• Ability to shape conversations to ensure focus and understanding
• Capable to make informed judgments and to generate practical, timely solutions
• Ability to find pragmatic solutions by using decision making techniques
• Willingness to involve stakeholders in decision making process, to get buy-in and to implement solutions
• Residents of Japan, Working VISA holders
• English advanced (TOEIC score 700 or above)
• Japanese native or Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 level

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Intermediate level of knowledge in Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of standard and accepted runner practices.

ENVIRONMENT: 

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions.  Travel will be required in support of the position’s responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.  This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment.

ADDITIONAL:

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted)

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.