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Shipping Co-Ordinator

Cape Town
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Logistics
Benefits: Dependent on experience
Reference: CPT004056/Meg

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Employer: Time Personnel

Are you an experienced Shipping Co-ordinator seeking an opportunity to play a key role in a dynamic and fast-paced team? Our client in Ndabeni is looking for a skilled professional who specialises in arranging timely shipments, efficiently consolidating orders to optimise container usage, and reducing unnecessary shipping costs through effective space management. If you have a strong track record in streamlining shipping operations and excel under pressure, we’re eager to hear from you!

REQUIREMENTS

Matric,
5 years’ experience in similar role
Detail orientated, able to multitask, must be able to work under pressure and be able to perform to deadlines
Must be comfortable working in a team with the buyers of the company
Previous experience with Shipfin - Advantageous
Excellent communication skills
Excellent computer skills including proficiency on Excel
Own reliable transport
Available to work from 8h30 to 17h00 Monday to Friday

DUTIES

Ensuring shipments are arranged on time, orders are consolidated to ensure containers are filled to capacity and to avoid wasted space resulting in exorbitant shipping costs
Liaise closely with suppliers in China, advising them of the dates when approval is required of their orders, and when the handover date is to take place to meet the required etd date.
Communicate on a regular basis with forwarding company
Regular follow up on the detail of the orders planned to ship, to communicate any delayed shipments and to request written communication in the event of delays for the buyers to communicate with their customers, as well as to confirm the actual sailing of planned shipments
Publish a weekly shipping plan detailing every order placed to date, including the details of each specific order such as the units booked, the order number, the sailing date (etd), the eta as well as the customer’s delivery date
Responsible for getting letters from our forwarders explaining the reasons for the delays in etas for the buyers to send to their customers
Ensure that credit notes such as claims must be deducted when payments are made to the specific supplier
Responsible for the payment of deposits to suppliers once orders are approved for production
Responsible for sending the proof of payment to suppliers once received
Once shipments are received, cleared, and delivered to warehouse
Responsible for reconciling the costings of the orders received against the costings done for each order.
Reconcile and complete foreign payments to Shipfin including the necessary documentation required by the bank for payments to be processed
Complete monthly reports on excel on the last day of each month
Compile Good in Transit (git) report and the pre-payments report

Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience

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About Time Personnel

Because we specialise in Companies, not specific industries, our focus is your company’s individual CULTURE and DYNAMICS. We are a Cape Town based boutique recruitment agency, who have been running for 14 years and can, collectively, offer well over 70 years of experience to our clients. We believe each of our clients deserves our time to research and collate all relevant data around their company in order for us to present the best candidates. We do not simply send through a CV.

We ensure the MATCHING has been done to a “T”, which includes your COMPANY and CULTURE requirements, so you only receive the best and we save your TIME!

How do we deliver positive results saving you TIME?

A unique take-on process, eliminating TIME wasting for all parties concerned.
Solution driven, for when problems occur.
Experts in screening all the resumes that cross our path, ensuring we find the perfect MATCH.
Hands-on, from interview process, placement and beyond, making sure that solid relationships are cemented.
Continually keeping abreast of South Africa’s stringent Labour Laws.