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Shipping Assistant / Freight Assistant / Shipping Coordinator
Priyanka Dani
Remote, UAE
Part-time
Entry
Remote
Discovered 3 weeks ago
Shipment booking and freight coordinationShipping documentationShipment trackingCarrier and freight-forwarder coordinationInternational shippingCustoms documentation
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Role Overview
Support shipment bookings, freight coordination, documentation, tracking, and delivery administration.
The work covers international shipping, freight forwarding, transportation operations, logistics, and supply chain processes.
Key Skills for This Role
Shipment booking and freight coordinationShipping documentationShipment trackingCarrier and freight-forwarder coordinationInternational shippingCustoms documentation
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Work Arrangement
- The role is fully remote and based within the United Arab Emirates.
- The position is part-time with flexible working hours.
Role Overview
Support shipment bookings, freight coordination, documentation, tracking, and delivery administration.
The work covers international shipping, freight forwarding, transportation operations, logistics, and supply chain processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with shipment bookings, freight arrangements, pickups, dispatches, and delivery coordination.
- Coordinate with carriers, freight forwarders, customs agents, warehouses, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Track shipments through final delivery and maintain accurate status updates.
- Prepare and verify bills of lading, packing lists, commercial invoices, delivery records, and related documents.
- Monitor schedules, transit times, delivery deadlines, and outstanding shipments.
- Follow up on delays, missed deliveries, damaged goods, documentation issues, and freight exceptions.
- Maintain shipping databases, freight trackers, carrier information, shipment records, and supporting documents.
- Support freight cost tracking, carrier performance monitoring, and basic shipping reports.
- Identify improvements to shipment visibility, documentation accuracy, delivery performance, and freight workflows.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in logistics, supply chain management, transportation, freight management, business administration, or a related field is preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience in shipping, freight coordination, logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, or a related function is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of shipping procedures, freight documentation, shipment tracking, carrier coordination, and delivery processes is required.
- Knowledge of international shipping, customs documentation, Incoterms, or freight-forwarding procedures is advantageous.
- Familiarity with TMS, ERP, WMS, shipment tracking platforms, spreadsheets, and digital collaboration tools is required.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, communication, problem-solving, and independent working ability are required.
What the Employer Offers
- Flexible part-time hours with a fully remote working arrangement.
- Exposure to international freight networks, carriers, logistics providers, and supply chain operations.
- Professional development through hands-on shipping operations and logistics process improvement.
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