Crown Companies
JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Global Logistics Director, the Shipping Co-Ordinator is responsible for creating formal packing lists for shipments, preparing appropriate shipping documents, tracking shipments to confirm delivery, and preparing/coordinating import documentation with accounting, purchasing, and customers as needed. This role will be highly involved with SAP Business One responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Shipping Co-Ordinator duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Creating formal packing lists for domestic and international shipments.
2. Completing import document coordination and tracking with accounting, purchasing, and customers as needed.
3. Securing truck, air and ocean freight quotations for domestic and international shipments.
4. Routing international export/import shipments including detailed customer communications.
5. Preparing international export shipping documents including commercial invoices and Chamber of Commerce Certificates ensuring accuracy, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures; distribute to appropriate internal customers.
6. Securing customer approval for export documentation.
7. Maintain on-time deliveries to customers.
8. Obtaining freight quotes for sales/customers.
9. Maintaining and updating internal schedules.
10. Verifying and approving freight and customs invoices.
11. Verifying commercial invoicing coincides with contract requirements.
12. Troubleshooting international shipment issues as needed.
13. Retaining detailed and accurate documentation for domestic and international shipping.
14. Communicating shipping issues and resolutions with appropriate internal or external customers.
15. Inventory Cycle Counts.
16. SAP Business One job duties as required and assigned.
17. Performing other related duties as required and assigned.
QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS
1. Minimum three years related experience.
2. Ability to travel on an as-needed basis.
3. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, customers, and vendors.
4. Respond to requests and inquiries from internal and external customers.
5. Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
6. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
7. Operate a variety of office machines, including but not limited to copiers and fax machines.
8. Ability to work independently on assigned tasks; as well as, to accept direction on given assignments.
9. Knowledge of computers and applications.
10. Knowledge of international shipping documents rules and regulations.
11. Understanding of ocean cargo insurance.
12. Basic understanding of Incoterms 2000 and 2010.
13. Understand and carry out technical instructions.
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