freight traffic manager

Work setting

• Freight forwarding company

Tasks

• Evaluate daily operations
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Plan for changes to schedules and policies
• Prepare reports for senior management
• Recruit staff
• Supervise staff
• Train staff
• Manage finances or budget
• Arrange for shipping documentation and the tracking and tracing of goods in transit
• Ensure transport compliance with regulations
• Establish and implement policies and standards for the transportation and storage of goods
• Negotiate for services and preferential rates
• Oversee the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and goods
• Oversee the setting of transportation service rates and monitor revenue
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Plan and manage the establishment of departmental budget
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

• Committees
• Working groups

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Large workload
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Analytical
• Proactive
• Punctuality
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 35 hours per week