Shipping Manager Job Description
Shipping Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Shipping Manager Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Shipping Manager
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Education for Shipping Manager
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Shipping Manager Examples
Shipping Manager Job Description
- Execute project and propose corrective actions using a standard Project Management Plan
- In line with PMBOK® and the Nokia Project Management processes, prepare Project Management Plans and project phase plans for the Projects
- Prepare HW forecast and monitor deviation on actual vs forecast to implement corrective actions
- Execute project, monitor and control progress against a baseline plan, look continuously for improvement
- Propose for approval corrective actions when not tracking against the plan
- Ensure Project closing
- Report the PM relevant KPIs and milestones defined in the reporting via the Nokia Project Management KPI web-based tool
- Contribute to project reviews internally and toward the customer
- Manage customer relationship in the scope of project execution
- Ensure that the project is delivered within the approved budget and profitability forecast
- Ensure effective billing and payment
- Approve purchase orders to be processed by appropriate organization (OEM,..)
- Lead contract administration (order management billing and payment…) strictly limited to contract scope
- Flag any deviation (change order management and claim management)
- Customer expectations management
- Follow PM best practices fulfillment as per Quality guidelines
Shipping Manager Job Description
- Continuously monitor and communicate department KPIs to team and site management
- Lead team of direct reports within Shipping and Warehouse
- Approve vendor invoices and weekly time and attendance activities within area of responsibility
- Project manager and lead for development/improvement projects within areas of responsibility
- Propose continuous improvement initiatives within the department or the production site
- Drive continuous improvements in the department to ensure the successful achievement of KPIs and business objectives’
- Implement, manage and sustain the 5S (including work environment safety programs) in the department
- Manage daily and weekly maintenance activities
- Partner with other departments to reach Site and Company goals
- Ensure inbound and outbound loads are created and scheduled to best meet customer delivery requirements
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and networks and to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a changing environment
- Knowledge of global logistics, shipping & chartering gas or liquid chemical products & industry
- Prior Knowledge of SAP, Excel, PowerPoint
- Change and project management experience and expertise in the areas of Shipping and Chartering
- Analytical Skills, Proactive and resilient, strong influencing and communication skills including the ability to challenge
- 7+ years of Logistics Operations, preferably in Shipping Industry
Shipping Manager Job Description
- Ensure all paperwork is processed for shipping and receiving in a timely manner
- Complete all paperwork associated with production issues, transfers and returns on time
- Verify all counts, quantities and descriptions of materials being shipped and received
- Complete all inventory transactions related to the shipping and receiving department
- Oversee daily counts and paperwork associated with counts
- Maintain monthly inventories as needed
- Verify all load reports and ensure accurate records of materials shipped
- Prioritizes and assigns work, monitors safety, quality and quantity of the work performed
- Communicates department and plant goals
- Schedules shipments and dock times
- Good knowledge of project and program management methodologies
- Shipping & Chartering operations (both liquids and solids) and product specific issues
- Best operating practices, globally, pertaining to chartering including key operating cost drivers for logistics
- Logistics infrastructure and resources that can be shared across products to reduce costs
- Issues related to ramping up of current scale to fully meet the demands of a rapidly expanding business
- Transportation laws prevailing and the applicable regulatory bodies with respect to logistics
Shipping Manager Job Description
- Implements continuous improvement projects and cost reduction initiatives
- Manages trailers for optimum utilization
- Ensures employees perform required inspections and tests
- Builds department teamwork
- Review and reconcile third party dedicated billing
- Understand resource allocations
- Ability to understand the basics of financial statements
- Champion safety for the facility, which includes ensuring the timely completion of training and adherence to all safety and OSHA policies
- Increase warehouse productivity through Continuous Improvement methodology and standardization
- Train, develop and mentor direct reports
- Bachelor's degree and minimum of three years work experience in similar role responsibilities
- Previous supervisory experience in a Shipping Department/and or Inventory Control
- Proficiency with Excel spreadsheets and data entry
- Knowledge of AS400 system or KIWI is a plus
- Effective communication skills, bi-lingual a plus!
- Minimum of 3 years prior supervisory experience
Shipping Manager Job Description
- Lead development of the entire team
- Manage inventory to ensure accurate records are maintained, availability integrity is kept and maximum customer service is achieved
- Ensure maintenance of all machinery and equipment
- Manage the warehouse staff duties to ensure that the team's resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met
- Make decisions on personnel actions (hiring, termination, promotion)
- Developing & managing of internal databases to control & record shipments and certifications
- Achieves established customer order fill rates
- Manages the team in a manner that supports a positive work environment
- Thoroughly understand and effectively use and provide training for all systems in relation to the shipping/receiving department
- Makes decisions on personnel actions (hiring, firing, promotion)
- Knowledge of PC skills including Lotus Notes, MS Word and Excel
- Three to five years of shipping experience in a supervisory or management role
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position
- Packaging industry experience (paperboard and/or corrugated) preferred
- You must be able to sell technical and financial concepts effectively and be a team player
- Minimum 2 years of technology, shipping, ecommerce, or logistics experience