Sea Freight Specialist - Immediate Start

We are on the lookout for an ambitious Sea Freight Specialist to join our growing team at Aramex in Doha.
Growing your career as a Full Time Sea Freight Specialist is a terrific opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in leadership, communication and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of Sea Freight Specialist at Aramex today!

Job Title	Reporting To
Freight Specialist – Sea freight.	Product Manager
Department	Job Location
Freight	Doha - Qatar

Purpose of the Job

Knowledge of local and international requirements and regulations. Focal Point of Contact with clients for freight related requests. Follow the end to end shipment cycle, maintain and retain customers profiles and existing business. Procure the best rates from the airlines after identifying the best solution for the customer.  

 

Job Responsibilities  

• Identify the correct type and number of required equipment
• Provide Freight solution to the customer
• Develop relation with the customer
• Handle freight enquiries, quotations and coordination with local and international clients
• Provide support for the sales, to quote client and Follow on business awarded and lost business
• P&L monitoring and Job invoicing
• Support client for any claim, payment issues or pending shipment
• Manage shipment from origin to destination to ensure customers’ satisfaction
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders internally
• Negotiate rates with carriers, agents, offices and service providers
• Achieve the overall freight numbers for the customers assigned
• Report any failure to the line manager and ensure client is updated on time manner
• Capability to handle freight forwarding operations & customer service independently without supervision
• Maintaining daily and regular reports
• Ensure improvement in on time delivery performance of the tradelanes serviced by Aramex
• Ensure Cargowise adoption & milestone status update integrity is 100%
• Monitor & manage liner relations on a station level for a better buying power and lead negotiation of Adhoc or contracted rates to provide more competitive rates to customers
• Coordinate with regional pricing desk for RFQs, projects & tenders whenever required

 

Job Requirements (Experience and education)

• Bachelor’s degree in business or any other field
• 3-4 years of relevant working experience in the Sea Freight Forwarding industry
• Knowledge about global tradelanes, liners & sea freight solutions
• Experience in Customer service and handling Key business client, airline & rate negotiation
• Cargowise experience preferred
• Excellent MS office skills: Word, Excel and Power Point
• Good commands in professional emails writing

KPIs 

• Revenue Growth per product
• GP % per product
• Win ratio
• On time billing

 

Company Overview:

Since our founding in 1982 we have grown to become a world leader in comprehensive transport and delivery solutions for business and consumers. Headquartered in Dubai, at the heart of the world’s most dynamic commercial hub and on the site of historic trade routes linking east and west, commerce and transport are deeply embedded in Aramex’s DNA. We are dedicated to transforming the face of trade, expanding our operations rapidly to better connect businesses and consumers worldwide.

Benefits of working as a Sea Freight Specialist in Doha:

● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Competitive salary