Company Description
“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
- 18,000 trained professionals
- 350+ locations worldwide
- Fortune 500
- Globally unified systems
Job Description
The Project Cargo Country Manager is responsible for the support, development, implementation and growth of the Product within the geographic area of responsibility. Coordination with local operation departments and Central Pricing & Support Team in HAM for Special Cargo Movements (SCM) & Project Tenders.
- Identify and engage new business targets in the Project Forwarding industry
- Initiate and sustain service provider relationships
- Explore improvement opportunities regarding Project Cargo to Product Management
- Engage GEO leadership for continued support
- Report monthly progress to Country Managers on quote status, revenue accrued, and business development
- Counsel and mentor staff so professional and branch development occur in parallel
- Grow the PC business within the region
- Develop the regional infrastructure including but not limited to: port, terminal, and equipment accessibility
- Source, initiate, and attend regular meetings with local vendors
- Assist in creating a Project Cargo Tariff for repetitive services like surveys, port handling,
- carnage, customs etc.
- Maintain ownership of all Project enquiries
- Execute and coordinate RFQs with customers and Service Providers
- Manage all documentation
- Support overseas requests in a timely manner
- Attend workshops, conferences, and group meetings as required
- Travel domestically and internationally as required
- Train staff on Project Cargo best practices learned throughout industry experience and adapt to the latest trends in safe cargo handling and international trade
- Undergo a minimum of 52 hours of self-development training per year
- Adhere to all Health and Safety procedures
- Ensure that all shipments are being properly tracked in our systems through the use of the PRJ Service Type
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of Project related experience
- 7+ years of handling over-dimensional loads via land, barge, rail, air, and ocean modes of transport or storage
- Established network of Project industry contacts
- Diplomacy and commercial awareness
- Geographic and political understanding of the region
- Governmental regulations regarding project movement
- Operational Process Standards and procedures within the Project industry
- Knowledge of permits, import/export regulations, applications, and procedures including surveys
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Annual and Sick Leave
- Medical Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company
- Employee Referral Program Bonus
What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.
We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.
To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.
At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
