Overview
Ocean Freight Operation Manager Jobs in Greater Istanbul at DP World
Title: Ocean Freight Operation Manager
Company: DP World
Location: Greater Istanbul
Job Description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Ocean Freight Operation Manager to manage end-to-end ocean export operations and ensure smooth coordination across all stakeholders. This role is key to maintaining operational excellence, ensuring compliance with international trade regulations, and delivering high-quality service to customers.
Your Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee end-to-end Ocean Freight Import and Export operations, including FCL, LCL, and Reefer shipments,
- Ensure efficient execution of shipments while meeting customer service levels and operational KPIs,
- Monitor vessel schedules, shipment milestones, and operational performance, ensuring timely issue resolution,
- Ensure compliance with customer SOPs, company procedures, customs regulations, and international trade requirements,
- Lead, coach, and develop the Ocean Freight Operations team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture,
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, carriers, overseas agents, and internal stakeholders,
- Collaborate with Sales, Pricing, Procurement, Finance, Customs, and other teams to deliver integrated logistics solutions,
- Monitor operational costs, support profitability, and ensure timely and accurate invoicing,
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by optimizing processes, implementing SOPs, and supporting digital transformation,
- Prepare operational reports, analyze performance data, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to improve service quality.
Your Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, International Trade, Business Administration, or a related field,
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in Ocean Freight Forwarding Operations,
- Minimum 3 years of leadership or people management experience,
- Strong knowledge of Ocean Freight Import and Export operations, including FCL, LCL, and Reefer shipments,
- Solid understanding of Incoterms, shipping documentation, customs procedures, and international trade regulations,
- Experience with Freight Forwarding systems and ERP platforms,
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel,
- Advanced level of English, both written and spoken,
- Strong leadership, coaching, and people development skills,
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities,
- Strong financial awareness with the ability to manage operational costs and profitability,
- Proven ability to analyze operational data and transform it into meaningful management reports,
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills,
- Customer-oriented mindset with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement,
- Strong planning, organizational, and prioritization skills,
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
