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Logistics Manager (REMOTE) - #35363

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 4 years of hands-on experience in international freight operations
  • Ability to analyze operational data, identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements
  • Strong hands-on experience in international ocean freight operations
  • High proficiency in data analytics and advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities

  • Oversee international freight movement end-to-end with a focus on ocean freight
  • Collaborate closely with the Network Operations Center (NOC) and other teams
  • Own and manage operational relationships with 3rd-party logistics providers
  • Conduct regular operational reviews for leadership to provide visibility into performance

Key facts

  • Remote from: Philippines, Asia, APAC
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Logistics Manager
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration

About the company

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Manila Recruitment

  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • SME
  • 11–50
Manila Recruitment is a full service recruitment consultancy providing executive, expert and technical recruitment support for the Filipino market. We are the leader in innovation for recruitment solutions in the Philippines since 2010. We were born from entrepreneurial roots, and carefully crafted into a full-service consultancy that delivers a suite of innovative headhunting and talent sourcing solutions. Our expertise is defined by an unparalleled understanding of the “big picture” business needs of our clients, and how recruitment solutions can only be tailored for optimum results when a holistic view is taken. The Manila Recruitment difference is rooted in our passion to scour the globe for cutting-edge developments in recruitment science. We get genuinely excited by developments in social sourcing strategies, web 3.0 tools for headhunters and areas of innovation that can help us deliver the best client and candidate experiences. We identify and deliver the latest international recruitment strategies specifically adapted for headhunting talent within the Filipino market. Producing unrivalled access to perfectly matched, previously undiscoverable talent for our clients. The recipe is simple, innovation, international best practice, combined with local market knowledge, a candidate database of over 40,000 and growing, and of course our greatest asset – simply the best team of passive talent sourcing, end-to-end recruitment consultants in the Philippines!

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Job description

As a Logistics Manager, you will play a key role in supporting our Client’s international logistics network, ensuring its freight operations meet the company's business needs as it continues to grow. This individual contributor role offers an opportunity to apply your international freight expertise, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment serving direct-to-consumer brands.

  • Oversee international freight movement end-to-end, with a heavy operational focus on ocean freight (FCL, LCL), container allocation, drayage, and port-to-warehouse delivery schedules.
  • Collaborate closely with the Network Operations Center (NOC), Planning, Sourcing,and Operations teams to align international shipping volumes with demand forecasts and warehouse capacities.
  • Own and manage operational relationships with external 3rd-party logistics providers (3PLs), freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and customs brokers to ensure optimal service levels and cost efficiency.
  • Leverage network transit data and key performance metrics to identify carrier defects, route bottlenecks, or cost overruns across international lanes.
  • Conduct regular operational reviews for leadership, providing visibility into international transit performance, freight spend, and cross-functional optimization
  • initiatives.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of hands-on experience in international freight operations, with candidates below 4 years considered only if exceptional
  • Experience coordinating international shipments and managing day-to-day freight activities
  • Ability to analyze operational data, identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements
  • Experience managing logistics projects or process improvement initiatives
  • Strong hands-on experience in international ocean freight operations
  • Familiarity with FCL/LCL shipments, TEU/FEU management, and container allocation
  • Experience with US imports and transpacific shipping lanes
  • Knowledge of drayage and port-to-warehouse coordination
  • Exposure to air freight and other transportation modes
  • High proficiency in data analytics and advanced Excel skills

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