Job Description

Why Choose Boon Edam?

Are you looking for a challenging career in a technology-driven industry? Boon Edam may be the entry to your future!

Boon Edam is a global market leader in entry solutions with offices across the world. Although we currently employ over 1400 people worldwide, we remain a family company at heart. We are proud that a large number of our people have been with us for over a decade. They have joined us at the start of their career and have developed themselves with us through our internal training and career development programs. We are characterized by our drive and dedication; drive to create the most premium entry solutions and dedication towards the company, our colleagues, and our customers. We take that extra step to make sure our clients are fully satisfied with our service and expect our staff to show the flexibility needed to achieve this.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide customer care team with everyday comprehensive reporting data along with tracking information.
• Conduct comparison analysis and present monthly reports to management on data performance to plan.
• Recommend most efficient means of transportation needs and procedures.
• Support transporter scorecard reports along with tracking metrics.
• Perform on going evaluation and review of transportation arrangement for constant improvement opportunities.
• Collect scorecard metrics to assist in negotiations with freight suppliers for more favorable pricing.
• Investigate alternative distribution processes effectiveness for definite customers as required.
• Identify sensitive clients and interact special customer requirements with carriers.
• Develop and present status reports to improve and supervise logistics order performance.
• Instruct carrier agents and supervise for ample action and results concerning transportation.
• Coordinate and investigate client logistic associated charge backs like shortages, lost/ damage product in transit and missed deliveries with account representative.
• Identify and arrange best cost-effective procedure of transportation.
• Review daily Lading Bills for accurate billing regulations depending on density weight of class.
• Manage systems (UPS and Kuebix currently) that are used to coordinate and book transportation for product to customers and vendors.  Ensure that pricing in such systems is accurate
• Manage booking process associated with dedicated carrier loads whether it be for incoming or outgoing freight.
• Responsible for getting the most efficient freight (price and routing) for all dedicated freight
• Responsible for all tariff coding associated with imports.  
• Review all invoices associated with freight and approve and send to Finance for input with proper coding
• Responsible for creating training manual associated with all aspects of freight booking processes

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Minimum Requirements:

• 2-5 years’ experience 
• International Shipping exp is a must
• Freight Negotiation is a plus
• Strong Geographic and Transit Time calculation skills
• Forklift Certification a plus
• Knowledge of Freight Internation Commercial terms and acronyms
• Knowledge of the different Modes of Transportation: Intermodal, TL, LTL, Partial, Parcel
• Knowledge on Import & Export (HSN Codes)
• Computer skills
• Mid to Advance Microsoft Excel user
• Proficient in Outlook