Freight Manager
AI summary
Aramex is hiring a Freight Manager in Kenya to manage client relationships, oversee end-to-end freight shipments across air, land and sea, and support sales teams in growing business. The role involves negotiating carrier rates, resolving operational issues, providing market intelligence, and ensuring effective use of CargoWise and freight SOPs.
- End-to-end freight shipment management across air, land and sea
- Joint sales visits and client retention responsibilities
- Rate negotiation with carriers, agents and offices
- Training and support for CMT and new hires
- Use of CargoWise and freight SOP implementation
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- PreferredPractical evidence in sales, internship, entregadorThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
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- Role specificCover letter or short employer message
- OptionalProfessional references
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Interview preparation
- What experience makes you a strong fit for this Freight Manager role in sales, internship?
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Original source description
- Cultivate and nurture strong relationships with clients to foster loyalty and retention.
- Assists CMTs in all Sales and/or shipments that would require a subject matter expert.
- Analyze customers’ business models, routes volumes, etc. to create / customize solutions using all possible modes of shipping “Air, Land and Sea”.
- Going on joint sales visits with the CMT team when needed whether to regain lost clients, close new deals, cross sell existing clients, grow existing business, etc.
- Support CMTs to resolve customer cases in relation to claims, discrepancies, KPIs performance and assist them to resolve any operational problems.
- Provide comprehensive freight solutions to clients, addressing their specific
Requirements
- and ensuring satisfaction.
- Oversee the entire lifecycle of freight shipments, ensuring timely and efficient execution from booking to delivery.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to coordinate freight logistics effectively.
- Negotiate competitive rates with carriers, agents, and offices to secure the best and lowest pricing for clients.
- Exceed overall freight targets for assigned customers through proactive management and strategic initiatives.
- Provide the Station Manager and the CMT with effective market data. This may include information about the competition, upcoming projects, product statistics and product profitability reports, etc.
- Conduct training for CMTs and other department new hires when needed to improve the products awareness within country and ensure they CMT are selling the product effectively.
- Identify employees with high potential and propose career development plan.
- Coordinate with the concerned Regional/Global Product Managers on all operational changes and updates needed.
- Initiate and Implement Freight SOPs across the station.
- Ensure accurate adoption of CargoWise and maintain integrity in milestone status updates.
- Collaborate with the regional pricing desk for requests for quotations (RFQs), projects, and tenders as required and
