The Pinto Podcast

Logistics Jobs Ep. 9

July 25, 2021 Chris & Nancy Pinto Season 1
The Pinto Podcast
Logistics Jobs Ep. 9
Show Notes Transcript

Just two Logistics Recruiters trying to update and entertain you while describing our latest job openings.  Grab a coffee and enjoy!

Pinto Employment Search LLC - Logistics & Supply Chain Recruiters
Chris & Nancy Pinto, Owners

Website:  https://www.pintoemployment.com/

Nancy Pinto
201-988-2293
nancy@pintoemployment.com
www.linkedin.com/in/nancypinto

Chris Pinto:
908-578-5814
chris.pinto@pintoemployment.com
www.linkedin.com/in/chrispintoemployment

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Email:
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Music and Sound FX Credits: https://freepd.com/



Pinto Employment Search is an executive recruiting agency specializing in Logistics & Supply Chain Jobs. Whether you are a company looking to hire someone, or a professional looking for your next opportunity, check out pintoemployment.com for more information. 

You’re listening to a special episode of the Job Search SOS podcast. I’m Chris Pinto and this is my wife, business partner and...oh, let’s face it, she does all the work:  Nancy Pinto. 

We’re going to let you know which jobs we are working on right now across the US. For more info, you can find the full job descriptions and requirements for all the jobs we’re working on at pintoemployment.com. 

The best way to be considered for any position is to apply through our secure website. When you submit your resume, we do NOT automatically send it to our client. We don’t do that until after we have a phone conversation with you. 

If you do not match the requirements of a particular position, you can click the big red Submit Resume button on our secure website so we have you in the system to be considered for future opportunities. Also, check back frequently to see if we have something that your experience does match. 

We have a bunch of jobs open in California, which grows more than 300,000 tons of grapes and produces more than 17 million gallons of wine EVERY YEAR.  

Location: Long Beach and Oakland, CA
Job: Senior Sales Rep
Company Type: Ocean Carrier
Experience: Previous sales experience in the industry with a Steamship Line, and may also be open to looking at people with experience selling for an NVOCC/FF

Location: Napa Valley
Job: West Coast Operations Manager 
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience: Previous experience in operations management for a freight forwarder or NVOCC. Must have strong knowledge of ocean and air exports. 

Location: Napa Valley
Job: Export Operations and Customer Service
Company Type: NVOCC 
Experience:  Enough to be able to hit the ground running with minimal training 

Location: Stockton, CA
Job: General Manager of a Warehouse Sortation Facility
Company Type: Aviation Company
Experience: At least 4 years experience in a similar position
Notes: This is a great company to work for, and we actually placed the Vice President that this role reports to back in 2020 and he loves it there. 

Location: Torrance 
Job: National Sales and Marketing Manager
Company Type: NVO/FF
Experience: Our client is looking for someone with strong command of air and ocean freight forwarding, ground and truckload transportation, customs brokerage, and other value-added logistics services. 

Location: Torrance
Job: Domestic Logistics Sales Rep with proven success selling truckload, and many contacts in the industry they can call on.
Company Type: Successful and growing logistics company
Experience: Looking for 3+ years in freight forwarding/logistics/transportation sales.

Location: Torrance  
Job:  Customs Brokerage Team Lead  
Company Type: Customs House Broker & Freight Forwarder.  
Experience:  Must be a Licenced Customs Broker with knowledge of compliance and a through z brokerage operations 

Location: Long Beach, CA
Job: Vessel Stowage Planner
Company Type: Steamship Line
Experience: They require a couple of years hands-on experience working in vessel stowage, creating the vessel plans, and understanding vessel terminal operations

Location: Gardena  
Job: Director of Supply Base and Sourcing
Company Type: Manufacturer 
Experience:  This role is global in scope, and manages all aspects of material procurement.  The right candidate will need at least 12 years in Supply Chain or purchasing within the chemical industry. 

Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA
Job: Customs Brokerage Operations coordinator and an Air Import Coordinator (2 separate jobs)
Company Type: Customs Broker & Freight Forwarder
Experience: looking for previous experience in brokerage and import freight forwarding operations 

Location: 1 in Torrance, 1 in Napa, 1 in Cerritos, 1 in City of industry, and 1 in El Segundo
Job:  Air & Ocean Import Operations
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience: looking for a couple years hands on experience in operations for a Freight Forwarder or NVOCC 

Location: Hawthorne, CA
Job: Global Process Engineer
Company Type: Chemical Manufacturer & Distributor
Experience: 8-10 years in Process Engineering in a manufacturing environment

Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Job:  Customer Acquisition Manager 
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience: Mid level with a book of relationships; someone who is resourceful and loves to get involved in supply chain solutions, not just transactions. 

Location:  Newport Beach 
Job: Operations Specialist 
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience:  Well rounded in Air and Ocean exports and imports would be great, but will also cross train the right individual with freight forwarding operations experience in any of these modalities 

Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Anywhere in Southern California, and Anywhere around the country for that matter!
Job: Freight Forwarding/NVOCC Sales Reps with a stable work history and solid track record with a book of business they can approach and work on transitioning over.
Company Type: We have clients all across the country looking for this type of talent

Let’s cross that country to Florida, where on January 1st, 1914, not only was New Year’s Day celebrated, but also, the world’s very first scheduled passenger flight took place.  The aircraft flew 21 miles, from St. Petersburg to Tampa.  The trip took 23 minutes, which was considered fast in those days.  At that rate, flying from Los Angeles to New York would take approximately 50 hours!   

Location: Miami
Job:  Sales Representative
Company Type:  Mid size Freight Forwarder
Experience: Must be strong in Trans Atlantic and Trans Pacific import and export trade lanes. 

Wanna visit the largest swamp in North America?  Then travel to Georgia, home of the 684 square mile Okefenokee Swamp! 

Location: Alpharetta, GA
Job: Office Administrator 
Company Type: NVOCC/3PL 
Experience: looking for someone with a basic understanding of logistics to help the branch manager with administrative tasks, light accounting and operations.

Location: Smyrna, GA
Job: Customs Brokerage Operations coordinator
Company Type: Customs House Broker
Experience: looking for previous experience with CHB operations for air and ocean imports

If, like me, you love popcorn, you would enjoy visiting Illinois, where you can find 333 farms that grow popcorn on 47,000 acres, making it the third largest popcorn producer.  Which explains why Illinois’ state snack is popcorn.

Location: Chicago
Job: Air Export Operations
Company Type:  century-old freight forwarder going through tremendous growth
Experience:  up to around 5 years hands on international Air Exports from a-z

Location: Chicago
Job:  Freight Forwarding Sales Representative
Company Type:  Mid size Freight Forwarder
Experience: Must be strong in Trans Atlantic trade lane, especially exports

Location: Chicago/MidWest region
Job: Domestic Sales Rep with proven success selling truckload, and many contacts in the industry they can call on and hopefully bring over.
Company Type: Successful and growing logistics company
Experience: Looking for 3+ years in freight forwarding/logistics/transportation sales.

Location: Chicago/Midwest region
Job: Experienced LCL Sales Rep with clients they can call on for opportunities to do business.  
Company Type: Well-established neutral NVOCC/Consolidator 
Experience: Previous success selling LCL (loose freight) transportation services

Location: Elk Grove Village 
Job: Branch Manager 
Company Type:  freight forwarder
Experience:  Must be very sales-oriented, with a track record of success growing and managing a station for a freight forwarder. 

Now to MARYLAND….On the morning of August 10, 1813 residents of Saint Michaels, MD were warned of a British attack and hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of trees. The height of the light caused the British to overshoot the town—and this was the first known blackout.

Location: Elkridge 
Job: Air and Ocean Export Operations Specialist
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience: 5 years minimum in freight forwarding operations 

Location: Baltimore
Job:  Export Customer Service Rep
Company Type: NVOCC
Experience: 1-5 years in freight forwarding, with knowledge of ocean export operations

Location: Baltimore
Job: Domestic Logistics Operations Coordinator to arrange air and ground transportation for shipments all over the country.  
Company Type:  Freight Forwarder
Experience:  A couple of years in transportation, a passion for the logistics industry, and a willingness to learn and grow with the organization. 

Location: Baltimore
Job: International Operations Associate
Company Type:  Freight Forwarder
Experience: At least 5 years in freight forwarding, with current knowledge of import and export operations for air and ocean shipments.  

Location:  Baltimore
Job: Sales Rep, International and Domestic Cargo
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience:  Proven success selling freight forwarding and logistics services to importers and exporters throughout the North Atlantic market. 

In NEW JERSEY, New Jersey has a spoon museum containing over 5,400 spoons. It can be found at Lambert Castle in Paterson.

Location: Clifton
Job:  Freight Forwarding Sales Representative
Company Type:  Mid size Freight Forwarder
Experience: Must be strong in Trans Atlantic trade lanes

Location: East Rutherford 
Job:  - Sales Executive - BASED INSIDE THE OFFICE. It’s not a support position or inside sales. It’s a full-on sales role with a-z sales responsibilities.  
Company Type: Freight Forwarder with strong air cargo and project cargo business.
Experience:  Some history of working in freight forwarding.  They will train the right individual.    

Location: East Rutherford, NJ
Job: Airfreight Manager
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience: looking for previous supervisory or management experience working for a Freight Forwarder 

Location: Edison
Job: Plant Manager
Company Type:  chemical manufacturer 
Experience: 10 years in plant management with a chemical manufacturer 

Location: Secaucus
Job: Air Import Operations Coordinator
Company Type:  Freight Forwarder
Experience:  Hands on experience processing international air import shipments from a through z

Location: Paramus
Job: Domestic Logistics Sales Rep with proven success selling truckload, and many contacts in the industry they can call on.
Company Type: Successful and growing logistics company
Experience: Looking for 3+ years in freight forwarding/logistics/transportation sales.

Location: Secaucus, Hoboken, New Providence
Job: Customs Entry Writer
Company Type: All companies are NVOCCs/CHBs/Freight Forwarders
Experience: 2-5 years in brokerage

Close your eyes and picture this bridge in North Carolina:  The Mile-High Swinging Bridge near Linville is 5,305 feet above sea level. The bridge actually hangs about 80 feet above the ground.

Location: Charlotte, Raleigh
Job: Domestic Sales Rep with a stable work history and solid track record with a book of business they can call on and hopefully transition over.
Company Type: Successful and growing logistics company
Experience: Looking for 3+ years in freight forwarding/logistics/transportation sales.

 Let’s swing over to PENNSYLVANIA, where a Mr. Bob Hoffman, considered the Father of Weightlifting, grew up and established himself as a health and fitness guru.  In 1932, he founded the York Barbell Corporation, which has grown and still exists today, selling all kinds of workout equipment.

Location: Harrisburg or York
Job:  Domestic and International Freight Sales Representative
Company Type: Freight Forwarder
Experience:  Relationships with importers and exporters throughout the market; successful closer; passionate about logistics and the entire sales process.

Location: Elverson, PA
Job: Senior Buyer 
Company Type:  Manufacturer
Experience:  Approximately 3 years of experience in purchasing, preferably of metals, in a manufacturing environment 

 The first word spoken from our first moon landing on July 20, 1969 was Houston. And that’s where we have our next job opening...Chris, please fill us in!

Location: Houston
Job: Ocean Import Operations Analyst
Company Type: Successful and growing NVOCC
Experience: Looking for about 1-3 years experience in operations.

Location: Dallas
Job: FTL/LTL/Warehousing and Distribution sales representative
Company Type: Successful and growing logistics transportation provider
Experience: Looking for 2+ years in domestic freight forwarding transportation sales.

Which brings us to VIRGINIA, Bristol is legally two cities but they share the same main street. One in Virginia and one in Tennessee each with its own government and city services.

Location: N. Virginia/Washington DC 
Job: Global & Domestic Freight Sales Rep
Company Type:  Freight Forwarder 
Experience: Experienced, resourceful sales background with a broad understanding of domestic and international logistics. The company is able to service air, ocean, LTL, and FTL customers throughout the area.

Have you ever played Pictionary, Pickle-Ball or Cranium?  They were all invented in Washington state.

Location: Seattle
Job: Senior Sales Rep
Company Type: Ocean Carrier
Experience: Previous sales experience in the industry with a Steamship Line and may also be open to looking at people with experience selling for an NVOCC/FF

For more info and full descriptions for all of the above positions, please go to www.pintoemployment.com where you can safely and securely apply to any job for which you meet the requirements.

Our website and contact info will be in the show notes of every podcast episode so please feel free to share with anyone you know, and reach out with comments, questions, or just to say hello!

Thank you for listening to the Job Search SOS Podcast!  

Please visit www.pintoemployment.com and feel free to reach out to us.  See you next time! 
Pinto Employment Search LLC - Logistics & Supply Chain Recruiters
Chris & Nancy Pinto, Owners

Website:  https://www.pintoemployment.com/

Nancy Pinto
201-988-2293
nancy@pintoemployment.com
www.linkedin.com/in/nancypinto

Chris Pinto:
908-578-5814
chris.pinto@pintoemployment.com
www.linkedin.com/in/chrispintoemployment