Role details
Company Description
- "We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business" -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
- We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!
- Become a member of a global community!
- The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round.
- Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
- Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
- As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents.
- Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
Our Mission
- We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over.
- We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more.
- Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!
www.expeditors.com
Job Description
Scope of
Position:
Ensure the proper and timely movement and clearance of freight, while providing exceptional customer service within the Customs Brokerage department.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure smooth and timely shipment process flow
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our operational system based on defined metrics
- Track and trace shipments
- Provide proactive and clear communication to internal and external customers
- Ensure accurate and timely client billing, including dispute resolution
- Understand customer expectation to ensure all the elements of the SOP and KPI's are met
- Ensure compliance to company policies and external regulations
- Complete cross training in order to support team coverage
- Professionally represent Expeditors to our customers, service providers, and government agencies
Expectations:
- Continually identify areas to improve efficiency
- Embrace and adopt technology to optimize their ability to complete their work
- Achieve standard of 52 hours training per year, including all mandatory trainings
- Drive and develop customer relationship in order to exceed their expectations
- Have a sense of urgency, be willing to help by offering solutions
***MUST BE LOCAL***
Qualifications
- Have knowledge and/or prior experience of industry specific qualifications
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
- Pro-active, strong organizational skills
- Good computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days)
- Holidays (10)
- Flexible Days (2)
- Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
- Commuter Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Learning & Development Program
- Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.
- May be eligible for bonus following first year of continuous employment in position.