Join a leading Canadian transportation and logistics provider renowned for delivering high-performance, customized freight forwarding solutions.
Our client is hiring an Import Operations Specialist to join a growing freight forwarding team in Montreal – West Island. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, service-driven logistics professional with hands-on ocean import experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and being a key part of daily operations.
About the Role
This position is focused primarily on Ocean import operations, managing shipments arriving from Europe and other global origins. You’ll play a central role in coordinating import files, ensuring timely processing, maintaining strong communication with customers and partners, and keeping shipments moving efficiently from origin to destination.
This role will also provide occasional support for air import activities as needed for team coverage, so an openness to cross-training and learning is important.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage end-to-end ocean import shipments
- Process and monitor import files with accuracy and urgency
- Liaise with customers, carriers, overseas partners, and internal teams
- Ensure documentation, tracking, and shipment updates are handled efficiently
- Support exception management and problem resolution
- Assist with air import backup coverage during vacations and absences
- Work within CargoWise and related systems to maintain shipment visibility and data integrity
What We’re Looking For
- 3–5 years of experience in ocean import operations within freight forwarding
- Strong understanding of import processes, documentation, and customer service
- Experience using CargoWise preferred
- Strong English communication skills
- Bilingual French/English is a strong asset
- Able to multitask, stay organized, and manage priorities in a busy operations setting
- Team-oriented, reliable, and eager to contribute
Work Workplace
- Schedule: Full-time, 5 days in office
If you’re a freight forwarding professional looking for a stable opportunity with a respected organization and a collaborative operations team, we would love to hear from you.
Reimer Associates Inc. thanks you for your application and interest in this opportunity. We sincerely appreciate the time you have taken to share your background and experience. We are in the process of reviewing applications and will be moving forward with candidates whose qualifications closely align with client requirements for the role.
If you are selected for further consideration, a member of our Team will be in touch with you directly. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each candidate individually. However, we will retain your resume on file and may reach out to you should a suitable opportunity arise in the future.