Ocean Freight Manager

Key Responsibilities: Lead and support the ocean freight team while maintaining strong service and operating standards. Oversee the planning, booking, monitoring, and delivery of ocean freight shipments. Support refrigerated and temperature-sensitive cargo movements while maintaining cold-chain requirements. Coordinate with carriers and maritime partners around time-sensitive vessel schedules. Maintain compliance with international shipping procedures, documentation, customs processes, and carrier requirements. Support customer and carrier relationships, negotiations, and business-development activity. Monitor shipment and operational performance and help address service issues as they arise.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.57 years of freight forwarding or international logistics experience. Meaningful experience within commercial cruise logistics, marine procurement, cruise supply chain, or a closely related environment. Demonstrated experience with ocean freight, reefer containers, and perishable or temperature-controlled cargo. Proven logistics or operations leadership experience in a high-pressure environment. Strong relationships and experience working across the maritime sector. Working knowledge of international shipping documentation and customs processes. Strong organizational, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Professional proficiency in English; Spanish is considered a strong advantage.