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Maersk

Global container shipping and end-to-end logistics

Station Operations Manager - Ocean Forwarding

Logistics & TransportationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCharlotte, NC, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
  • At least 8 years of quantitative experience in related activities is required.
  • Knowledge of freight forwarding operations and finances is required.
  • Core competencies include financial awareness, integrity, analytical skills, attention to detail, coaching, communication, self-motivation, and discipline.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft software and tools is required.
  • Experience with CargoWise One software is required.
  • Domestic travel of less than 15% of the time is expected.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Provide support and guidance to direct and indirect reports.
  • Ensure operations teams minimize dwell at origin and destination and execute financial tasks accurately and on time.
  • Coach the team to control costs and improve gross profit per shipment.
  • Serve as the second-level escalation point for service failures.
  • Provide cross-functional support to other leaders during operational challenges, including peak periods and staff absences.
  • Hold at least four one-on-one sessions per month with direct reports.
  • Coach, mentor, guide, train, and hold direct reports accountable.
  • Participate with direct reports in holding their respective teams accountable.
  • Lead, or nominate a leader to lead, the Operations Team fortnightly huddle.
  • Participate in Voice of Customer results.
  • Document corrective and preventive actions with support from direct reports and guidance from relevant stakeholders.
  • Monitor direct reports' execution against dwell targets: under 13 days for export origin dwell and under 2 days for import destination dwell, from receipt in the import warehouse or final container freight station through delivery.
  • Understand customer rate cards and quotations to support transit-time performance.
  • Ensure bonds coordinated under the In-Bond IOP are closed within two days of arrival.
  • Complete export clearance audits for 10 random shipments each month.
  • Drive sound financial execution in line with global key performance indicator expectations.
  • Enter cost accruals into CargoWise One immediately, no later than four business hours after the service request.
  • Review customer rate cards and quotations, identify billable 'Unhappy Flow' costs, and enter corresponding revenue accruals before soft close.
  • Enter cost accruals accurately and on time at the time of service request to avoid payables.
  • Prevent payables from becoming more than 30 days old.
  • Achieve 100% monthly soft-close timeliness in line with soft-close key performance indicators and month-end processes.
  • Communicate proactively and promptly with direct reports, and respond to colleagues by the next business day.
  • Maintain proactive conduct, uphold company values, accept leadership feedback, take ownership, keep diligent financial records, and speak up when necessary.

About the Company

Maersk

Global container shipping and end-to-end logistics

Maersk is an integrated logistics provider that connects and simplifies customers’ supply chains through global shipping and end-to-end logistics services. Its offerings span ocean freight, inland transportation, warehousing, and supply chain management, all coordinated with digital tools that give customers visibility and control over shipments. Unlike traditional shipping lines, Maersk positions itself as a comprehensive logistics partner that integrates multiple modes of transport and services to create seamless, transparent supply chains. The company pursues a global reach—operating in 130 countries with more than 100,000 employees—to serve businesses of all sizes. Its goal is to make global trade smoother by delivering end-to-end logistics solutions that unify what moves by sea, land, and in between.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded
1904

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