Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM
MUST HAVE OCEAN EXPERIENCE.
Job Responsibilities:
- Plans and directs flow of air/ocean traffic moving to overseas destinations.
- Opens files on the dedicated software system for each shipment.
- Ships freight, prepares documentation and waybilling, assesses charges, and collects fees for shipments.
- Negotiates with domestic customers, as intermediary for foreign customers, to resolve problems and arrive at mutual agreements.
- Examines invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
- Prepares reports of transactions to facilitate billing of shippers and foreign customers.
- Examines documents such as invoices, bills of lading, and shipping statements, to verify conversion of merchandise weights or volumes into system used by other country.
- Converts foreign currency figures into United States monetary equivalents, or domestic currency into foreign equivalents.
- Corresponds with foreign network.
- Is responsible for moving shipments on time.
- Files documents in an accurate manner.
- Organizes oneself to handle the volume of activity.
- Corrects EPO's if requested by the supervisor.
- Reports all serious difficulties to air/ocean export manager.
- Prepares quotations which are under the control of the immediate supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.