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Precise Personnel, LLC.

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Air Freight & Ocean Freight Operations Coordinator

Franklin Park, IL · On-site

$16/hr

Coordinate daily air and ocean freight operations * Communicate with customers, carriers, and overseas partners * Track shipments and ensure timely delivery * Prepare and maintain shipping ...

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Operations Supervisor - Ocean

Coppell, TX · On-site

The Operations Supervisor - Ocean Freight is responsible for leading daily ocean import and export operations to ensure compliant, efficient, and costeffective international freight movement. They ...

FNS, INC

Ocean Import Manager

Chicago, IL

$80K - $100K/yr

Manage end-to-end ocean freight operations for import and export shipments. * Develop and maintain relationships with ocean carriers and trucking companies. * Negotiate freight rates, contracts, and ...

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How much do ocean freight jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 19, 2026, the average yearly pay for ocean freight in the United States is $49,972.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $44,000.00 and $56,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an Ocean Freight job?

An Ocean Freight job involves coordinating and managing the transportation of goods by sea. Responsibilities typically include booking shipments, handling documentation, tracking cargo, and ensuring compliance with international shipping regulations. Professionals in this field work with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and customs authorities to facilitate smooth logistics operations. Strong organizational skills and knowledge of global trade laws are essential for success in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Ocean Freight position, and why are they important?

To thrive in an Ocean Freight role, you need a solid understanding of shipping logistics, global trade regulations, and strong organizational skills, often supported by a background in supply chain management or relevant certifications (such as IATA or FIATA). Familiarity with freight management systems, cargo tracking software, and customs documentation platforms is typically required. Excellent communication, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail help professionals effectively coordinate with carriers, clients, and regulatory bodies. These competencies are crucial for ensuring efficient, compliant, and cost-effective movement of goods across international waters.

What are the most common day-to-day challenges faced in an Ocean Freight position?

Ocean Freight professionals often face challenges such as managing shipment delays due to weather or port congestion, navigating complex customs regulations, and handling last-minute changes to shipping schedules. Attention to detail is required to ensure all documentation is accurate and meets international compliance standards. Collaboration with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and clients is essential to quickly resolve issues and minimize disruptions. Being adaptable and proactive helps professionals keep cargo moving efficiently, even in a dynamic global shipping environment.

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Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator

Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator

Overseas Cargo, Inc.

Miami, FL • On-site

$16.75 - $22/hr

Full-time

Posted 16 days ago

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Job description

Job Title: Senior Ocean Freight Coordinator.
Job Summary:

Coordinate shipments from various domestic and foreign Suppliers. Must be located in Miami area.  This is not a remote job.

Essential Qualifications:
  • Excellent hands-on working knowledge of US Domestic freight transportation via truck, rail, rail piggyback, airfreight, and ocean freight.
  • Hands-on experience coordinating ocean freight shipments.
  • Working knowledge of cross-dock, freight consolidation, container loading and port dray operations.
  • Experience in ocean freight documentation, filing electronic AES Entries.
  • Pricing Analysis and negotiation skills- ability to perform freight cost analysis, negotiate rates, read ocean rates, harmonized classifications, and complete bills of ladings.
  • Knowledge of handling time and temperature sensitive shipments.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Excellent Customer Service skills.
  • Review purchase orders in the system to determine weekly scheduling of activity and movement of purchase orders. (Experience in handling perishable goods is important.)
  • Booking ocean freight with carriers.
  • Follow established guidelines and process inbound shipments via cross-dock faculties.
  • Determine shipment origin points and set up pickup plans.
  • Excellent follow-up daily, weekly, and monthly pending shipments and meet the required purchase order service levels and inventory balances.
  • Communicate shipment information and transit issues internally and externally with buyers, product suppliers and transportation suppliers.
  • Scheduling of shipments with Suppliers, truckers, warehouses, brokers, ship companies and buyers.
  • Update Systems with shipment data and produce all required documents for AES, US Customs, Shipping Companies etc.

Education and Experience:
  • Technical training in Traffic/Transportation, US Customs, or related field is a PLUS.
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of hands-on experience in shipping.
  • Five (5) years of Import & Export freight and documentation.
  • Excellent computer skills, use of shipping software, Excel, Word and Data Entry Systems.

Language Skills:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. (Prefer bilingual English & Spanish)
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret transportation and purchase documents.
  • Ability to clearly express yourself both verbally and in writing. 

Mathematical Skills:
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts with percentages, area and volumes.

Leadership and reasoning skills:
  • Ability to resolve practical operational problems and deal with a variety of variables and situations that require the cooperation of many individuals to get the work completed on time within budget.