SUMMARY:

The Export Manager oversees the export department to ensure the movement of freight out of the country, in accordance with organizational policy and procedure, and to comply with relevant local, country and international law and process.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage and develop efficient and effective flow of work to attain optimum efficiency and productivity of department

• Identify the existence and cause of problems and solutions to correct

• Utilize reports to quantify and prioritize workload

• Manage communication with export related authorities, customer and suppliers in all relevant countries as necessary to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activities

• Initiates, promotes, supports and implements change in order to increase organizational effectiveness

• Make comprehensive decisions based on analysis, experience and good judgment

• Ensure staff have the training and resources necessary to perform their jobs

• Represent the company as appropriate in its relationships with major customers, suppliers, competitors, commercial etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct performance evaluations for export department staff

• Recommend hiring, firing and promotion

• Identify and resolve personnel issues

• Create an environment that encourages others to develop professionally

• Make sure employees are in compliance with organization policy, procedures and performance programs

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Organizational and time management skills

• Proficient written and verbal skills

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (desirable)

• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines

• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently

• Understanding of regulatory compliance with export rules and regulations

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years relevant Export and freight forwarding experience

• Minimum 3-5 years supervisory experience

• Master Degree in freight forwarding (desirable)

• Knowledge of procedures for international and domestic freight, trucking and warehouse services

ENVIRONMENT:

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions.   Travel will be (up to 10%) required in support of the position’s responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL:

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted)

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.