forwarding manager
ISCO: 3331. Skills: 48. Essential: 24.
Essential skills
- analyse shipping rates
- analyse supply chain trends
- assess carriers
- book cargo
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- coordinate export transportation activities
- coordinate import transportation activities
- develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
- develop transportation cost metrics
- foster relationships with various types of carrier
- implement short term objectives
- inspect carrier documents
- make bids in forward auctions
- manage carriers
- manage freight payment methods
- manage medium term objectives
- non vessel operating common carrier regulations
- oversee cargo storage requirements
- oversee shipment routing
- plan medium to long term objectives
- plan transport operations
- prepare bills of lading
- prepare documentation for international shipping
- supply chain management
Supporting skills
- adapt to changing situations
- administer multi-modal logistics
- analyse work-related written reports
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- control trade commercial documentation
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- create import-export commercial documentation
- ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations
- freight transport methods
- handle shipment paperwork
- implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
- keep up-to-date to current customs regulations
- liaise with transportation services
- manage contracts
- negotiate logistics services
- negotiate price
- negotiate service with providers
- principles of cargo stowage
- provide advice to clients in terms of export restrictions
- provide advice to clients in terms of import restrictions
- set import export strategies
- use different communication channels
- work in a logistics team