Back office for freight forwarders & NVOCCs

24X7
Dedicated
Expert Logistics
Back Office

Pricing, data entry, documentation, track & trace, customer support, logistics coordination, invoicing and accounts can be handled by an experienced, expert and trained freight-forwarding team in Cochin, India, so your in-house people can focus on customers and sales.

Air freightOcean freightNVOCCExportImportShipping linesAirlinesDrayageHaulageTruckingWarehousingCharteringBreakbulkLogisticsSupply chain management
70%
Expert manpower, exceptional service, expansion and scaling up need not be very expensive.By outsourcing dedicated expert back-office support for their entire freight forwarding division through SCM BPO, ACS Europe GmbH, a German freight forwarder, reports lowering operational costs by up to 70%.

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Tell us which processes slow your team down. We'll show you how we'd run them.

No commitment. NDA signed before we review any of your data.

~70%
Cost reduction reported by a German client
24x7
Support
4
Continents served

Client story

"A Reliable Extension of Our Own Office"

ACS Europe GmbH, a freight forwarding and air cargo brokerage company near Frankfurt, outsourced its recurring back-office processes to SCM BPO.

Nils Holder, Managing Director of ACS Europe GmbHNils Holder · ACS Europe GmbH
ACS Europe GmbH · Mörfelden, Germany
Their dedicated logistics back-office team quickly understood our freight forwarding workflows. With SCM BPO, we are able to reduce operational costs by approximately 70%, improve shipment processing turnaround time and extend support across time zones.
Nils HolderManaging Director, ACS Europe GmbH
~70%lower operational costs
5dedicated colleagues in India
4areas: air, ocean, accounts, trucking

Sound familiar?

The Problems Every Forwarding Business Owner Faces

These are the problems forwarders tell us before they start working with us.

Rising operational costs

Salaries and overheads keep growing while margins get squeezed.

Run the same processes with a dedicated offshore team at a fraction of local cost.

Shortage of experienced staff

Good operations people are hard to find, and turnover resets everything.

Our expert team can handle international business, EXIM, freight forwarding, NVOCC, shipping line, airline and drayage operations.

Daily tasks left unfinished

Office staff leave their desks before the day's work is done, and jobs pile up.

A dedicated team works through your daily task list so nothing is left pending.

Shipments that never get billed

Missed or late invoices mean money you earned is never collected.

We invoice every shipment and follow up on payments, so no revenue slips through.

You want to scale, but can't

The right people are hard to find and hiring adds financial pressure.

Add expert, trained people in your desired time zone, without local hiring costs, and grow at your own pace.

Managing multiple locations

Opening or running offices in new countries feels risky and hard to control.

Our team of experts already manages operations across multiple countries and continents, so we can easily support your back-office operations wherever you want to grow.

No cover outside office hours

Staff aren't available before or after office hours, on weekends or on holidays.

Our staff work outside office hours and on holidays. The same office space can cover any time zone you need, so you can scale up without expensive local investment.

Too much repetitive work

Your team spends its day on documents and follow-ups instead of sales.

Hand off the routine work and put your people on growth and client relationships.

Our advantage

One office, every time zoneThe same office and team cover different time zones for you, so work moves around the clock.
Scale to any locationWe already manage operations across continents and countries, so we can support you wherever you grow.
Outside hours & holidaysOur staff are available before and after your office hours, on weekends and on public holidays.

Want to see what you could hand off? Talk to us today.

Our services

Operations, Finance or Growth: Choose Your Desk

What we support

Real Shipments. Real Documents. Real Systems.

Our team handles live air freight, ocean freight and NVOCC processes for forwarders every day.

Air freight

Air freight

Airline bookings, AWB documentation, milestone tracking and customer updates.

AWBAirline coordinationAir cargo brokerage
Ocean freight & NVOCC

Ocean freight & NVOCC

Rate filing, bookings, B/L documentation, container tracking and carrier coordination.

FCL / LCLHBL / MBLRate filing

Your hours, our shift

Supporting Forwarders Across 4 Continents

Your desk will have dedicated expert staff, wherever your office is. Some of the cities we serve:

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Europe
Frankfurt
Desk open
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North America
Toronto
Desk open
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Middle East
Dubai
Desk open
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Singapore
Singapore
Desk open
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Australia
Sydney
Desk open

The real comparison

Hiring Locally vs SCM BPO

Hiring locallySCM BPO
CostFull local salaries, benefits and office spaceOne client reports ~70% lower operational costs
Hours coveredOne shift, local office hours24x7, set to your time zone
TrainingManagement time spent training every new hireTeam already trained on forwarding workflows
Staff turnoverEach resignation means hiring and training againWe replace and train staff, your service stays consistent
Holidays & after hoursOffice closed, work waits until staff returnStaff available outside office hours and on holidays
New locationsHire and manage a new team in each countryWe already run operations across multiple countries
Peak seasonOvertime or temporary staffScale up without increasing your overheads

See the difference for yourself. Talk to us today.

How it works

We Cover the Shipment From Quote to Cash

Hand over every stage of a job, or only the ones that slow your team down.

  1. 1

    Rate request

    Collect carrier and agent rates.

  2. 2

    Quote

    Prepare and send in your format.

  3. 3

    Booking & docs

    Confirm booking, draft B/Ls and AWBs.

  4. 4

    Track & trace

    Watch milestones, flag delays.

  5. 5

    Updates

    Inform customers and agents.

  6. 6

    Billing

    Verify costs, raise invoices.

  7. 7

    Accounts

    Payment follow-up and reconciliation.

Operations deskFinance & accounts desk

Getting started

Three Steps to Your Dedicated Team

  1. 1

    Book a consultation

    Fill in the form, call or message us on WhatsApp. We'll review where your team loses time.

  2. 2

    Map your processes

    We document each task step by step under NDA and agree on checks and turnaround times.

  3. 3

    Go live and scale

    Your dedicated colleagues start work in your systems. Add more processes or people when you're ready.

Before you decide

Questions Forwarders Ask

Which businesses do you work with?

Freight forwarders, NVOCCs, air cargo brokers and EXIM companies. We support air freight, ocean freight and NVOCC-related processes.

Do you work in our software?

Yes. We work inside your TMS, ERP, email and carrier portals with the access you give us. You keep full control of your systems and data.

How do you keep our data secure?

We sign an NDA before we see any data, use named user accounts and follow your access rules. You can remove access at any time.

Will we have dedicated staff?

Yes. You get named colleagues who learn your workflows. For example, ACS Europe GmbH works with five dedicated team members.

What hours do you cover?

We work 24x7, including outside your office hours and on holidays. Shifts are set to your time zone so the team is online when your customers and agents expect a reply.

Can we start with just one process?

Yes, and we recommend it. Start with one process, review the quality, then hand over more.

Talk to Our Team

Phone & WhatsApp
+91 97443 50154
Email
contact@scmbpo.com
sandesh@scmbpo.com
Office
SCM BPO Services, Koyenco Techpark, KEPIP, Infopark,
Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala 682042, India
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Your Dedicated Back Office Starts With One Message

Tell us which processes slow your team down, and we'll show you how we'd run them.