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About the Role
Manage the day-to-day movement of ocean containers from vessel arrival through final delivery, coordinating with steamship lines, rail ramps, drayage partners, and warehouse teams. Play a key role in keeping shipments on schedule, managing transportation costs, and resolving delivery issues in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor ocean vessel arrivals, container availability, and rail schedules daily
- Track ocean freight booking releases and confirmations, and maintain key milestones in the transportation management system
- Maintain accurate transit times in the ERP to ensure reliable arrival dates
- Assign container pickups to approved drayage partners
- Coordinate and schedule delivery appointments with warehouse receiving teams
- Serve as the primary point of contact for warehouse receiving teams, aligning inbound flow with dock capacity and resolving delivery questions
- Monitor port last free days and coordinate timely container pickup to minimize demurrage, per diem, and detention charges
- Report detention and demurrage charges and exposure, tracking causes and trends
- Resolve logistics bottlenecks, including customs holds, gate congestion, and chassis shortages
- Prepare and distribute a daily inbound shipment summary highlighting arrivals, exceptions, and priorities
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
Requirements
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field
- 1–3 years of experience in ocean import logistics, drayage coordination, or port operations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and transportation management systems
- Strong understanding of port terminal operations, steamship lines, rail ramps, and chassis pools
- Excellent multitasking, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to stay organized and make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Transportation management systems
- Ocean import logistics
- Drayage coordination
- Port operations
- Multitasking
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Organization
- Decision-making
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-3 years
Education Level
- Associate degree
- Bachelor degree
About the Company
- Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor.
- Four Hands is a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor.
- Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces.
- Invests in exceptional people, fostering employees’ careers.
- Trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers.
- Constantly pursuing better designs and sourcing the finest materials.
Equal Opportunity
- Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.