Overview
Export Manager Jobs in Plant City, FL at Propane Ninja
Plant City, United States
Propane Ninja is seeking an experienced Export Manager to take ownership of the execution and coordination of our growing international business, with a strong concentration of activity throughout the Caribbean.
This is a hands-on functional management role focused on international logistics, customer relationships, execution, and cross-functional coordination. You’ll connect customers, suppliers, carriers, freight forwarders, internal teams, and leadership to keep complex international transactions moving from customer requirement through successful delivery.
This is not a traditional sales role and does not initially include direct employee management. We’re looking for an experienced international operator who can create visibility, solve problems, and keep a lot of moving pieces aligned.
Customer Relationship
International Logistics
Autonomy & Ownership
Organization & Follow-Through
Commercial Judgement
Responsibilities
- Manage international orders from release through final delivery
- Coordinate ocean freight, container bookings, carriers, and port activity
- Manage customer, vendor, freight-forwarder, and internal coordination
- Track shipment readiness, documentation, schedules, and delivery deadlines
- Resolve logistics and execution issues proactively
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Build repeatable export processes and maintain accurate ERP records
Must Have
- Professional fluency in English and Spanish
- 5+ years in international logistics, export, freight forwarding, or supply chain
- Experience with U.S.-origin international shipments and ocean/container freight
- Strong customer relationship-management experience
- Working knowledge of export documentation and Incoterms
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Valid passport and ability to travel internationally
Nice to have
- Caribbean export experience or established Caribbean business relationships
- Freight-forwarding, maritime, customs, energy, LPG, or industrial-distribution experience
- AES / EEI and Schedule B knowledge
- Hazardous-material or dangerous-goods experience
- Experience managing landed cost and shipment economics
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Odoo or similar ERP experience
What’s great in the job?
- Take ownership of Propane Ninja’s growing international operation
- Work directly with customers, vendors, carriers, and executive leadership
- Help build scalable export processes instead of inheriting layers of bureaucracy
- Solve complex logistics and customer challenges with meaningful autonomy
- Work across Caribbean and international markets
- Opportunity to grow into broader international operations leadership
- Competitive base salary plus performance incentive
- Real responsibility in a fast-evolving company
What We Offer
This role offers the opportunity to take meaningful ownership of a growing international business while helping build the systems and processes that will support its future growth.
International operating experience comes first. Industry-specific knowledge can be taught.
When a complicated international transaction lands on your desk, your reaction is: I’ve got it.
Compensation
$95,000–$115,000 base salary
10%–15% target performance incentive
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision
401(k) with company match
Growth
Help shape our international operating structure
Potential path to broader leadership
Work Environment
Full-time, on-site in Plant City
Limited business-driven international travel
Title: Export Manager
Company: Propane Ninja
Location: Plant City, FL
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