Ocean Freight Export Operation Specialist at DP World · Istanbul

We are looking for a detail-oriented Ocean Freight Export Operation Specialist 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:

• Manage end-to-end seafreight export operations from order receipt to final invoicing,
• Ensure accurate and timely flow of documentation and shipment information,
• Coordinate with customers, customs brokers, shipping lines, and overseas agents,
• Monitor export shipments and ensure compliance with customs and international trade regulations,
• Prepare and review shipping instructions, confirm draft Bills of Lading, and ensure timely document release,
• Issue Bills of Lading and invoices after vessel departure and deliver them to customers,
• Coordinate with finance for account control, payment collection, and document release,
• Organize payment processes and ensure original documents are received and forwarded to relevant parties,
• Send pre-alerts and shipment details to overseas agents,
• Control costs, calculate profit margins, and manage invoicing processes in the system,
• Ensure accurate system entries (e.g., shipment data, costs) and support reporting processes,
• Maintain regular communication with customers, manage relationships, and support business development,
• Identify opportunities to expand business (e.g., shifting from FOB/EXW to CIF shipments),
• Evaluate suppliers, maintain relationships, and report on new supplier opportunities,
• Support sales teams with alternative solutions and service options,
• Review and approve invoices, coordinate with accounting, and ensure timely processing,
• Support documentation, archiving processes, and participate in team meetings,

Your Profile:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Maritime, International Trade, or a related field,
• Minimum 2 years of experience in seafreight export operations,
• Good knowledge of customs regulations and ocean freight processes,
• Advanced level of English, both written and spoken,
• Proficiency in MS Office applications,
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills with attention to detail,
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment,
• Strong communication, coordination, and teamwork skills,
• Customer-oriented and solution-focused mindset,
• Valid driving license (Class B),
• For male candidates, military service is preferably completed,

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

To Change What's Possible For Everyone

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