Operations (Freight Forwarding) , Freight transportation officer, and Transistor 59 views

Announcement No: – (GRD 005-2021)

Company Information：

Greenroad Ethiopia Logistics Plc is a company whose working with the Top 100 Chinese Freight Forwarders with the professional project and operation team in 50 branches among Africa, Black Sea, Asia, North and South America. Greenroad provides excellent door-to-door logistic services for international projects in industry, infrastructure, oil, gas and other areas. With our business development, we are now in need of an experienced warehouse manager. We offer great opportunity for growth of managerial skills and an energetic atmosphere.

Category: Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain

Work place or location:

Operation or Freight Forwarding: Addis Ababa

Freight Transportation and Transitor: Combolcha, Hawassa, Bahirdar, Modjo, and Mekelle

Open to: – All interested and Qualified Candidates

Job Description

Operations (Freight Forwarding) , Freight transportation officer, and Transitor duties and responsibilities 

A Freight Forwarding officer,  works to manage and oversee Documents of import and export goods into and out of a country through land and sea. Freight Forwarding officer duties and responsibilities involve continuous tracking of transport documentations within the office, goods across the globe in which the company is in charge of clearing and forwarding the goods, meeting deadlines for goods clearing and delivery, relentless and prompt reporting of goods and documentation status, maintaining customer satisfaction through need based caring and reporting, planning and execution of each project or operation the officer is assigned or undertaken.

Key Responsibilities;

• Receive and follow  new incoming operation for subsequent follow-up
• Follow up of transport documents and giving appointment for drivers
• Applying transport payments through our internal system.
• Liaise with operation manger and clients to give due attention for top urgent operation.
• Plan and execute documentation and loading and or clearing estimated times and report
• Make reports of any estimated time of arrival or delay ahead of ample time to let clients to have time or manage their expectation
• Contribute towards the achievement of company’s strategic and operational objectives
• Make sure order entry, bookings; issue and documentation are handled with no errors.
• Provide our customers with adequate service to their logistics requirements
• Ensure customers are being served professionally at all times
• Maintain good relationship with team, customers and grow our business with them
• Prepare and send documents for Agents in any of the Ports in real time
• Prepare freight related payments and documents from ESL if the company need to do so! And get ready the document on time
• Request customers to finalize documents which are on the going process and submit immediately to the team in charge of the remaining document

Job Requirement

The ideal candidate will have;

• Operational knowledge & Customer Service Experience within Logistics / Freight Forwarding
• Microsoft Office skills
• Good command of Excel
• Good communication skills
• Excellent in teamwork
• Good typing skills

Education

• All successful candidates should be educated to a high standard (bachelors degree and above), and hold a recognized higher education certificate in Supply chain management, Logistics, Marketing and international trade and investment management with minimum of CGPA 2.5.
• Will have a solid understanding of all Customs clearance documentation and experience of preparation of Bills of Lading in particular scenarios, and knowledge of all shipping related documentation.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Must be able to manipulate on computer programs which are developed for the company’s operation sake, with minimal guidance and support.
• Must be capable person to handle operations and transportation during high-pressure times and overloaded tasks and schedules.
• Must be competent and highly proactive for tasks bottom lined with deadlines
•  Junior Level ( 0 years experience for Operations officer)
• 1 year and above experience for freight Transportation
• 1 year and above experience for Transistor