General Manager
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (On-site)
Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 per year
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Outer Seaways (a subsidiary of EMSI, Inc.) is seeking a General Manager to take over running the day-to-day operations of a small freight forwarding / NVOCC business in Center City Philadelphia. This role will report directly to the Managing Director of the parent company and has P&L responsibility. We are looking for an energetic and entrepreneurial candidate to manage the existing business and develop new business.
Candidates must have extensive experience in logistics / freight forwarding and experience managing a team.
Responsibilities
- Lead a small freight forwarder / NVOCC with one direct report handling operational duties.
- Ensure prompt and excellent service to preserve customer loyalty.
- Manage and grow existing accounts.
- P&L responsibility. Responsible for the profitability of the company.
- Maintain relations and pricing agreements with carriers.
- Maintain Carrier Tariff with Tariff Company
- Work with overseas agents.
- Manage 3rd party warehousing and consolidation.
- Review documentation to ensure compliance.
- Maintain appropriate level of insurance.
- Update and maintain records in company's business software.
- Prepare System Invoices and payment vouchers in order to send to Accounting for input into QuickBooks.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in freight forwarding / NVOCC industry with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to lead.
- Must have thorough understanding of Federal Maritime Regulations.
- Must be prepared to serve as the NVOCC's Qualified Individual (QI) after approval from the Federal Maritime Administration.
