Freight forwarder - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Freight forwarder earn

A Freight forwarder earns between $1.256 and $4.244 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.979 and a median salary of $1.686 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 6.891 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • medium level technicians in transport services
• • • transport technicians (logistics)
• • • • specialists in transport logistics

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Specialists in Transport Logistics they work in intermodal transport companies, predominantly in air, water and land transport companies. Multimodal transport professionals can work face-to-face and remotely, by rotating shifts. Generally, they work in a multidisciplinary team, under occasional supervision. For these occupations, salaried work predominates, with a formal contract. Eventually, they perform activities that can lead to constant stress.

What does it take to work in the field of Specialists in Transport Logistics

The professionals of this occupational family, for the most part, have post-secondary education, with specialization or technological graduation in the area of transport. The full performance of activities occurs after one or two years of experience.

Functions and activities of Freight forwarder

Specialists in Transport Logistics must:

Activities

segregate cargo;
organize documents;
participate in events;
demonstrate responsibility;
discriminate tax rates for each location and merchandise;
evaluating the performance of employees and interns;
monitor customs clearance process;
check cargo stowing;
consult specialized information systems, government agencies and entities;
inform the financial sector about the price and costs of services provided;
provide load information for customer;
define storage and transport conditions;
elaborate price and service proposals;
check customer satisfaction;
customer loyalty;
demonstrate proactivity;
search for customer solutions;
select training material;
check documents;
introduce company and services;
develop cost and revenue spreadsheets;
identify transport routes;
identify customer needs;
issuing accountability reports;
activate the insurance company in case of occurrence with the cargo;
join events;
supervise operational efficiency of equipment and vehicles;
tag cargo;
identify prices and services of your partners and competitors;
program circulation, replacement and storage of equipment;
demonstrate initiative;
monitor loading and unloading of cargo;
demonstrate creativity;
demonstrate objectivity;
check allowed weight;
fill in forms;
send shipment confirmation and arrival notice;
resize operational capabilities;
define technical criteria for service provision;
collect volume and load demand data;
arrange loading and unloading;
request customs inspection of cargo;
cargo label;
control fuel consumption;
request cash from the client;
check compliance with deadlines;
coordinate spawning (stuffing) and container spawning;
create reports;
demonstrate reliability;
archive documents;
inform yourself about the product to be transported;
demonstrate organization;
demonstrate flexibility;
record occurrences;
guidance on technical procedures;
monitor maintenance of equipment and vehicles;
require equipment and vehicle maintenance;
prepare price and service proposals;
schedule transport routing;
register cargo and transport data in the foreign trade system (siscarga);
analyze feasibility of new products and services;
combine transport modes;
check cargo securing;
provide cargo packing;
schedule transport, shipment, transfer and disembarkation;
check customer satisfaction;
elaborate cost and revenue spreadsheets;
relocate equipment and vehicles;
select employees for course;
control expenses with freight and fees;
identify operational procedures of the customs area (port, airport, border, terminal);
demonstrate proficiency in foreign languages;
contract transportation and equipment services;
demonstrate proactiveness;
coordinate cargo removal services in customs transit regime;
schedule transport, embarkation, transfer and disembarkation;
program cargo circulation;
evaluate the incidence of equipment and vehicle failures;
demonstrate trustworthiness;
change cargo destination;
feed internal information systems;
coordinate cargo storage;
monitor customs inspection of cargo;
collect data from potential suppliers;
provide dangerous goods documentation;
sort customers by demand (region, product type, volume, and others);
collect data from potential customers;
demonstrate leadership;
coordinate collection and shipment of domestic cargo;
update supplier registration;
forward documentation for official validation;
request maintenance of equipment and vehicles;
assist in the preparation of contracts;
identify service structure in the transport, storage and distribution route;
check invoices for payments and receipts of services;
demonstrate ability to work in a team;
analyze training needs;
negotiate prices and payment terms;
inform the financial sector about price and costs of services provided;
demonstrate ability to work under pressure;
issue accountability reports;
activate the insurance company in cases of occurrence with the cargo;

Sectors that hire Freight forwarder the most in the job market

• road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
• road cargo transport
• air transport auxiliary activities
• temporary labor lease
• forwarding of cargo
• loading and unloading
• combined office and administrative support services
• regular passenger air transport
• other service activities provided mainly to companies
• supply and management of human resources for third parties