Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $20.00 - $27.25
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
matching 401(k) plan
Paid Time Off
Summer Fridays
Merchandise discounts
Career development opportunities
inclusive work environment
Job Description
Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective renowned for designing, sourcing, marketing, and selling high-quality products spanning multiple segments such as women’s, men’s, and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty. As a prominent player in the fashion and lifestyle industry, Centric Brands focuses on delivering exceptional customer value through its diversified brand portfolio. The company prides itself on innovation, creativity, and analytical thinking that enable it to seize new market opportunities and stay ahead of trends. With a strong emphasis on respect, collaboration, and hard work, Centric Brands fosters a productive work environment poised for growth and success. The... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in international air freight or logistics
- Strong understanding of air freight networks, Incoterms, customs procedures, and documentation
- Experience in import logistics and compliance protocols
- Familiarity with ERP and logistics systems such as Infor, SAP, or TMS
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours including global time zones and occasional weekends
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Customer service-oriented mindset
- Experience with freight audit and payment processes
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in international air freight or logistics
- Strong understanding of air freight networks, Incoterms, customs procedures, and documentation
- Experience in import logistics and compliance protocols
- Familiarity with ERP and logistics systems such as Infor, SAP, or TMS
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Advanced data analysis and visualization skills preferred
- Strong communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Flexibility to support global time zones, overtime, or occasional weekend work
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, especially with high-volume data
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Proven ability to work independently and in team settings
- Customer service-oriented with strong relationship management capabilities
- Experience with freight audit and payment processes
- Lean/Six Sigma certification is a plus
Job Duties
- Lead global air freight operations, managing daily execution, carrier performance, transit times, and cost-effectiveness
- Support the selection of freight forwarders and air carriers based on competitive pricing, service levels, and available capacity
- Drive strategic initiatives to optimize routing, reduce landed costs, and identify cost-saving opportunities in air freight logistics
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives and support automation and digitalization projects that enhance logistics efficiency
- Serve as the primary escalation point for air freight issues and act as the internal and external subject matter expert
- Conduct weekly service review meetings with carriers to monitor KPIs, discuss market trends, and evaluate performance
- Analyze cost drivers and support rate negotiations and contracts with service providers
- Ensure compliance with international regulations, including TSA, IATA, CTPAT, and customs requirements
- Partner cross-functionally with sourcing, planning, customer service, compliance, and warehouse teams to align freight execution with business goals
- Maintain accurate shipment data in Infor, SAP, Trinium or other systems
- Document and enforce SOPs to ensure service consistency and compliance across logistics partners
- Troubleshoot in-transit delays or issues and lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans
- Monitor and report logistics KPIs, creating dashboards and running reports across various applications to identify performance trends
- Oversee freight audit processes, resolve exceptions and ensure billing accuracy
- Track and update shipment status using carrier systems and external platforms
- Proactively managing upcoming imports, liaising with factories and forwarders to ensure timely movement
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