Shipping Manager Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Transport & Logistics

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Shipping Manager Skills List in Transport & Logistics

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Shipping Manager role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Shipping Manager job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 40% of Shipping Manager job descriptions contained logistics as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

logistics
40%
shipping
35%
export
20%
import
20%
freight
15%
freight forwarding
15%
communication
15%
customer service
15%
critical thinking
15%
decision making
15%
teamwork
15%
international shipping
10%
customs
10%
management
10%
ocean freight
10%
german
10%
commodity
5%
english
5%
customer satisfaction
5%
logistic
5%
european languages
5%
highly detailed
5%
soft commodities
5%
shipping logistics
5%
resolve issues
5%
art
5%
exports
5%
sage
5%
export coordinator
5%
sage 200
5%
fine art
5%
packing
5%
imports
5%
storage
5%
booking
5%
operations
5%
freight forwarder
5%
customs brokerage
5%
sales
5%
export administration
5%
quotations
5%
seafreight
5%
road freight
5%
removals
5%
airfreight
5%
carriers
5%
account management
5%
mawb
5%
dispatch
5%
africa
5%
incoterms
5%
west africa
5%
letters of credit
5%
microsoft excel
5%
air freight
5%
communication skills
5%
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