Ocean Freight Manager Houston, TX

Are you looking for a rewarding career in freight forwarding? Would you like to work in an atmosphere where your team values you? Here at Hellmann, we treat you like family. We offer an employee-centric culture with strong core values. Our elite team and global network provide client driven solutions worldwide. Come join our team.

As an Ocean Freight Manager you will:

• Manage Ocean Freight operations within assigned territory, ensuring compliance with regulations and customer service standards.
• Drive financial performance by meeting working capital, volume, and revenue growth targets while maintaining accurate costing, invoicing, and mitigating profit loss.
• Collaborate with peers and sales teams to secure competitive rates, analyze ocean product trends, and develop strategic business recommendations for customers.
• Act as the Ocean Freight subject matter expert, training and coaching sales personnel on market opportunities and representing the product to key customers.
• Oversee staffing, budgeting, vendor quality, and operational activities such as cross-docking and consolidation to ensure efficiency and business continuity.

Your Skills and Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Logistics & Supply Chain, Transportation, or associate field), or equivalent work experience or combination of education and work experience. Completion of any industry related course is a plus.
• 5-7 years minimum Ocean Freight product experience
• 2-5 years minimum leadership experience
• Experience managing teams and developing talent
• Excellent understanding of US import/export operations, compliance, and customer service standards
• Hands‑on attitude and ability to drive performance and results

What’s In It for You:

Become part of the FAMILY
, this means you can expect integrity, understanding, trust, and cooperation. We offer a premium benefits package which includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Wellness Program
• PTO/Sick Pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Additional Voluntary Benefits
• Accident, Critical Illness Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), etc.
• Learning and development for career growth opportunities

Employer Sponsored:

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program

What we offer:

• Dynamic team with strong growth potential
• Career progression and room to shape and grow your team
• Decision-making freedom and entrepreneurial environment
• Hybrid setup and modern work culture
• A chance to build, develop, and contribute your ideas and network

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.