Senior Global Operations Associate

Responsibilities

• Be the "front line" in ensuring the highest standard of Flexport quality: shipments move on-time and exceptions are handled appropriately. In addition, supporting your team in mid to high escalations, high complexity movements, delicate communication, and other tactical touch points.
• You will also support the manager in guiding the team to improve and deliver great performance, including data quality and shipment milestone timeliness; at the same time ensure your work satisfies internal KPIs and SLAs that demonstrate quality delivery.
• You will personally represent Flexport's value proposition by leading business implementation and shipment execution for new clients and opportunities.
• Overall, your team will:
• Seamlessly coordinate day-to-day logistics operations with internal and external partners such as Airlines, cartage, customs, trade lane management, and warehousing.
• Execute the end-to-end movement of freight shipments within a regional network (both imports and exports), including trucking movements.
• Assist the shipments managed by partners as we drive partner autonomy (if applicable in a given region).
• Pre-requisites:
• A successfully completed apprenticeship or a BA/BS degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Business
• 3+ years of experience in freight forwarding, logistics / supply chain, or Air carrier operations ( Air freight knowledge is a strongly preferred)
• Fluent in English and Italian (other European languages are a plus)
• Able to adapt to new technology and can thrive in a fast paced environment
• Effective time management. Be able to properly prioritize and manage a large volume of tasks and commitments
• Hands-on, process-oriented, structured thinking with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively build feedback loops within the team, for a product, or service
• Teamwork and relationship building
• A client service mindset; you are obsessed with client satisfaction, and strive to investigate and troubleshoot the client's problem
• Designing and optimizing processes
• Problem-solving capabilities: Building consensus among people with differing opinions
• A "compliance first" attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry.
• What else:
• You will work in a beautiful office in the city center of Milan with modern office equipment and a first class connection to the public transport system of Milan
• You will work in a fast growing and changing environment with a high motivated team, which is always open to hear your ideas
• We invest in your personal and professional development by offering you internal and external trainings
• During regular team events you can have a lot of fun with your teammates and connect with them aside from your working day

Benefits

Additional Information

About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That's why it's our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We're shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes-from emerging brands to Fortune 500s-use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us. Your responsibilities as a Senior Global Operations Associate include, but are not limited to, the following:

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