# Occupation profile — forwarding manager

- **ESCO URI:** http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/39803100-c338-4f01-ad2c-085d488920ca
- **ESCO code:** 3331.2
- **ISCO-08 group:** 3331 — Clearing and forwarding agents
- **O*NET-SOC:** 43-5011.00 — Cargo and Freight Agents (match: closeMatch)

## Description (ESCO)

Forwarding managers plan and organise cargo shipments within national and international areas. They communicate with carriers and negotiate the best way to send the cargo to its destination which can be a single customer or a point of distribution. Forwarding managers act as experts in supply chain management. They know and apply the rules and regulations for each specific type of cargo and communicate the conditions and costs to the clients.

## Definition

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## Alternative labels

- export manager
- forwarding supervisor
- logistics line manager
- freight forwarding agent
- head of freight forwarding
- freight forwarding manager
