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Logistics Operations Manager
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Job Description
- Plan and oversee all import, export, and cross-trade shipments from booking to final delivery.
- Coordinate transportation, freight forwarders, and 3PL providers to ensure on-time delivery.
- Resolve shipment delays and operational issues, acting as the main escalation point.
- Manage the sample sending and receiving cycle.
- Supervise customs clearance and manage relationships with clearance agents and port authorities.
- Ensure compliance with shipping regulations, dangerous goods requirements (IMDG/ADR) for chemicals, and food import requirements (NFSA, Agricultural Quarantine).
- Manage operations on Nafeza (ACID), CargoX, and the Agricultural Quarantine system.
- Oversee issuance and accuracy of shipping documents (invoices, packing lists, COO, MSDS, TDS, B/L, and insurance policies).
- Verify HS Code classification and coordinate L/C requirements with Finance and banks.
- Negotiate rates and contracts with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and clearance agents.
- Control logistics spend and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Minimize demurrage and storage charges through proactive planning.
- Follow up on cargo insurance claims with insurers and carriers.
- Manage warehouse operations inside the customs terminal, including space allocation.
- Coordinate stock movement and delivery schedules with the warehouse team.
- Ensure proper handling and storage standards for chemical and food shipments.
- Maintain shipment tracking sheets and delivery performance dashboards.
- Monitor logistics KPIs (on-time delivery, cost per shipment, documentation accuracy, cycle time) and report to top management.
- Develop and improve SOPs for pricing, booking, documentation, and transportation.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the logistics team (pricing, documentation, and operations coordinators).
- Set team KPIs, conduct performance reviews, and manage workload allocation.
- Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Warehouse, QA, and Legal on shipment-related matters.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, International Trade, or a related field.
- 7–10 years of progressive experience in logistics, import/export, freight forwarding, or related operations, including at least 3 years in a managerial role leading and developing a logistics team.
- Proven hands-on experience managing import, export, and cross-trade shipments for chemical and food commodities.
- Strong practical knowledge of Egyptian customs procedures and international/local shipping regulations.
- Proven hands-on experience with Nafeza, ACID, CargoX, and the Agricultural Quarantine system.
- Solid knowledge of core shipping documentation (invoices, packing lists, COO, B/L, MSDS, TDS).
- Strong working knowledge of Incoterms 2020, HS Code classification, and Letter of Credit (L/C) requirements.
- Solid knowledge of dangerous goods handling and documentation (IMDG / ADR, UN classification, packaging, and labeling).
- Solid knowledge of food import/export requirements (NFSA, Agricultural Quarantine, health certificates).
- Demonstrated experience negotiating freight rates, transportation rates, and contracts with shipping lines, freight forwarders, clearance agents, and 3PL providers.
- Experience managing or coordinating warehouse operations within customs terminals, ports, or bonded areas.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace, with hands-on ERP experience.
- Valid driving license, with willingness to travel regularly to ports and customs terminals.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Experience with Switch B/L.
- Working knowledge of Odoo ERP.
- Familiarity with temperature-controlled (reefer) shipping and cold-chain handling.
- Professional certification such as CILT, APICS CSCP/CLTD, IATA/IMDG Dangerous Goods, or a Customs Clearance diploma.
- Experience with marine cargo insurance and handling logistics-related claims.
- Experience building and maintaining freight-rate and service-provider databases.
- Experience with air, land, and sea freight, including LCL, FCL, and express shipments.
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Opportunity as "Logistics Operations Manager" at Horizon Chemical for Special Chemicals located in الإسكندرية on a Full-Time basis, suited for Fresh Graduate candidates, within Marketing & Sales. Key details from listing: • Plan and oversee all import, export, and cross-trade shipments from booking to final delivery. • Coordinate transportation, freight forwarders, and 3PL…
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