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• Key responsibility will be pricing and the procurement of market competitive ocean and airfreight rates with carriers and shipping lines.
• Negotiate with carriers and shipping lines to achieve optimum freight rates with cost optimization for the company in mind.
• Develop and maintain positive and close relationships as well as company image with carriers and shipping lines on behalf of MP Logistics.
• Evaluate and analyze carriers and shipping lines cost as well as service performance on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Support and align with business development and sales teams to gain and achieve ocean and airfreight business for MP Logistics.
• Inform and notify weekly market updates to customers as well as to internal teams at MP Logistics.
• Responsible to oversee and manage the day-to-day forwarding operations at MP Logistics.
• Manage, supervise and instruct junior operations and documentation staff.
• Handle and track ocean and airfreight shipments according to the company's standard operating procedures.
• Solve operational matters when they appear or are presented during or after any shipment.
• Ensure that operations are closely followed according to company's standard operating procedures.
• Report directly to line manager for any irregularity.
• Report the task and performance on a weekly as well as monthly basis to management.

Perform other tasks as assigned by MP Logistics management