Occupation Atlasforwarding manager
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/39803100-c338-4f01-ad2c-085d488920ca
forwarding manager
Forwarding managers plan and organise cargo shipments within national and international areas. They communicate with carriers and negotiate the best way to send the cargo to its destination which can be a single customer or a point of distribution. Forwarding managers act as experts in supply chain management. They know and apply the rules and regulations for each specific type of cargo and communicate the conditions and costs to the clients.
Compare with another occupationCompare with non-vessel operating common carrier
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
CERConventional · Enterprising · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.32
- E Enterprising4.83
- R Realistic3.15
- S Social2.14
- I Investigative1.52
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Cargo and Freight Agents (43-5011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse shipping rates
- analyse supply chain trends
- assess carriers
- book cargo
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- coordinate export transportation activities
- coordinate import transportation activities
- develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
- develop transportation cost metrics
- foster relationships with various types of carrier
- implement short term objectives
- inspect carrier documents
- make bids in forward auctions
- manage carriers
- manage freight payment methods
- manage medium term objectives
- non vessel operating common carrier regulations
- oversee cargo storage requirements
- oversee shipment routing
- plan medium to long term objectives
- plan transport operations
- prepare bills of lading
- prepare documentation for international shipping
- supply chain management
Optional (24)
- adapt to changing situations
- administer multi-modal logistics
- analyse work-related written reports
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- control trade commercial documentation
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- create import-export commercial documentation
- ensure legal accreditation for forwarding agent operations
- freight transport methods
- handle shipment paperwork
- implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
- keep up-to-date to current customs regulations
- liaise with transportation services
- manage contracts
- negotiate logistics services
- negotiate price
- negotiate service with providers
- principles of cargo stowage
- provide advice to clients in terms of export restrictions
- provide advice to clients in terms of import restrictions
- set import export strategies
- use different communication channels
- work in a logistics team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 24 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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