Shawn Shao
About Shawn Shao
Shawn Shao is a Senior Ocean Freight Fulfillment Associate at Flexport in Shenzhen, China, with extensive experience in logistics and shipping.
Company
Shawn Shao currently works at Flexport, a prominent global logistics and freight forwarding company. Based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, he holds the position of Senior Ocean Freight Fulfillment Associate at Flexport. The company is known for its advanced supply chain solutions, leveraging technology and data to optimize global trade operations.
Title
Shawn Shao serves as the Senior Ocean Freight Fulfillment Associate at Flexport. His role involves overseeing and enhancing ocean freight operations, ensuring efficient fulfillment processes, and working closely with various teams to meet operational goals.
Education and Expertise
Shawn Shao has garnered extensive experience in the logistics and shipping industry through various roles across different companies. His expertise lies in ocean freight fulfillment, pricing strategy, team management, and operational efficiency. He has demonstrated proficiency in creating internal tools and strategies to enhance workflow and knowledge sharing within organizations.
Professional Background
Before joining Flexport, Shawn Shao held several key positions in reputable logistics companies. He worked at WSL Worldwide Shipping Logistics Limited as West Coast South America Pricing in Shanghai City, China, for six months in 2019. Prior to this, he was with HONOUR LANE SHIPPING LTD as LATAM Trade Global Pricing from 2016 to 2018, Blu Logistics S.A.S as Key Account/USA Team - CS& Operation Specialist from 2014 to 2016, and MUJI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd as Team Supervisor from 2012 to 2014, all based in Shanghai City, China.
Achievements
At Flexport, Shawn Shao has developed and implemented a fulfillment management tool strategy to boost operational efficiency. He has managed and coached team members, driving them to achieve departmental OKRs and individual KPIs. Shawn also created internal tools to streamline processes and foster knowledge sharing. Additionally, he supported trial and VIP shipments by offering various ocean carrier options and safeguarding these shipments from roll-overs. Collaborating with the Ocean Freight Procurement Team, he participated in allocation planning to optimize freight handling.