Specialist, Transportation

Shiseido•Groveport, OH

About The Position

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences. Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world. At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life. Our Transportation team encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units. JOB SUMMARY The Transportation Specialist is responsible for owning the relationships amongst departments, customers/vendors and freight carriers to ensure the timely movement of international and domestic freight while driving down the company’s costs to support these deliveries.

Requirements

You have a college degree or equivalent work experience.
You have technical skills in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and internet navigation, as well as experience with order management and warehouse management systems.
You have 5+ years of progressive and related experience in international shipping coordination, document generation, international routing analysis, and development in a freight‑forwarder environment.
You have thorough knowledge of domestic and international transportation options and relative pricing.
You have knowledge of import and export regulations relative to the transportation role.
You have strong organizational skills, time‑management abilities, and attention to detail.
You can perform multiple tasks at a high level at one time.
You can work in a fast‑paced environment.
You can reprioritize quickly with minimal performance drop‑off while still meeting deadlines.
You can anticipate problems before they occur and react accordingly.
You can identify resources and communicate effectively any ideas, directions, and questions.
You can follow up on tasks through to completion

Responsibilities

You will work closely with internal departments, customers, freight forwarders, and carriers in establishing and maintaining processes.
You will establish and maintain business relationships with all key forwarder personnel at origin and destination points to ensure timely movement and delivery of freight.
You will monitor service levels and delivery dates and follow through with forwarder contacts on all issues that may occur through to resolution.
You will provide updates to relevant internal and external customers.
You will manage processes directly with customers/vendors who are shipping both internationally and domestically.
You will help ensure customer/vendor shipping compliance and meet shipping/delivery windows.
You will ensure compliant hazmat shipping.
You will establish and maintain business relationships with key customer/vendor personnel.
You will review and create required domestic and international shipping documents as needed.
You will provide HTS classifications as needed.
You will communicate and monitor cutoff dates/times to meet scheduled departures and support delivery-by dates.
You will provide updates to relevant internal customers of any issues that may arise (production delays, transit delays, etc.).
You will support the Customs Compliance Manager to take full advantage of customs programs that Shiseido may be eligible for (duty drawback, NAFTA, free trade agreements).
You will communicate with shipping vendors to maximize usage of shipping space to minimize freight costs.
You will review pallet configurations and container load patterns.