Job Description

Essential Job Functions

• Manage day-to-day execution of industrial project shipments, including containerised cargo and occasional OOG/heavy lift movements.
• Coordinate multimodal transportation activities, including ocean freight, trucking, and specialised project cargo handling.
• Work closely with clients and internal teams to ensure timely shipment planning, documentation, and execution.
• Monitor shipment schedules, identify risks, and proactively resolve operational issues to maintain project timelines.
• Coordinate with carriers, terminals, warehouses, and vendors to ensure smooth cargo movement.
• Support the handling of power infrastructure, cooling equipment, and modular components for data centre projects.
• Maintain project documentation, including shipment trackers, SOPs, execution plans, and status reports.
• Ensure compliance with local import/export regulations, customs requirements, and safety standards.
• Track project costs and support operational reporting related to project logistics activities.
• Act as the operational focal point for assigned projects, escalating issues when necessary.
• Support adherence to operational standards, SOPs, and best practices for project logistics execution.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including operations, chartering, engineering, and commercial teams, to support project delivery.

Physical Requirements

• Talking, hearing and using hands to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other computer components
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus

Other Skills/Abilities

• Experience coordinating project logistics or industrial freight shipments
• Strong operational knowledge of container shipping, trucking coordination, and freight forwarding processes
• Familiarity with multimodal transport planning, including ocean freight and OOG shipments
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple shipment schedules
• Effective communication skills when working with internal teams, vendors, and clients
• Ability to troubleshoot operational challenges and respond quickly to shipment issues
• Proficiency in shipment tracking systems, project management tools, and Microsoft Office
• Japanese language proficiency at business level required.
• Professional working proficiency in English is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related field preferred
• 5 – 8 years of experience in freight forwarding, project logistics, or industrial cargo operations
• Experience managing containerised cargo movements and project shipments preferred
• Exposure to data centre, infrastructure, or industrial project logistics is an advantage

Certification and Licenses

• PMP or industry certifications preferred but not required.