Customs Brokerage Agent
Posted on: 19 Apr 2021
Franklin, TN
Job Description
Company Description
As a Fortune 500 company, Expeditors employs more than 15,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 300 locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include the consolidation and forwarding of air or ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing, distribution and customized logistics solutions. Expeditors is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
www.expeditors.com
Job Description
Ensure the proper and timely movement and clearance of freight, while providing an exceptional customer service within the Customs Brokerage department.
Major Responsibilities:
Deliver Exceptional customer service
Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our operating system
Receive shipment notifications
Verify all charges due
Surrender docs and payment to obtain freight release
Review documents and prioritize
Create entry summary
Submit docs to customs
Dispatch freight
Confirm delivery
Ensure customer profiles are updated and current for assigned accounts
Support operations where needed
Meets company standards of 52 hours training per year
Qualifications
Excellent verbal and written communication
Experience with word processing, spreadsheets, Windows, Outlook and various PC based software
Willingness to learn and develop the industry skills
Sense of urgency
Attention to detail
Adhere to the company's 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor and Visionary
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits
Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Training and Personnel Development Program
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Expeditors
Seattle, WA
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The Company employs trained professionals in 176 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system.
Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation services, order management, warehousing and distribution, and customized logistics solutions.
At Expeditors, we generate highly optimized and customized supply chain solutions for our clients with unified technology systems integrated through a global network of 322 locations in 103 countries on six continents. As a service-based company, we don’t own the aircraft, ships, or trucks we use every day. This means we can be highly flexible in our approach to supply chain management, and very effective at finding the best route and pricing options.
-
IndustryTransport/Delivery Services
-
No. of Employees17,400+
-
Website
-
Jobs Posted313
