Expeditors
Air Ocean Export Agent Job at Expeditors in Doral
Expeditors, Doral, FL, United States
Job Description
Scope of Position:
Assist Manager and Supervisor with all aspects of the Air or Ocean Export Department, while ensuring the proper and timely movement of freight, while providing exceptional customer service.
- Ensure smooth and timely freight process flow.
- Prepare various documents for international transportation.
- Coordinate and negotiate rates with our contracted vendors in procuring space and services.
- Ensure accurate and timely client and vendor billing.
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our operating system.
- Interact with our customers in arranging their international export shipments, meeting customer service standards.
- Meet compliance at all times with regulations, including internal policies and procedures such as Operational Process Standards (OPS) and external government regulations or customer policies/requirements.
- Understand department process flow, constantly looking for areas of improved efficiency.
- Ensure all customer standard operating procedures are followed as per the DLSOP.
- Work with the team on meeting KPI standards, as per the company's procedures.
- Monitor shipment reports to ensure total customer satisfaction.
- Overseas communications.
Support the supervisor in the following areas:
- Daily review of workflow and operational reports and work with the team on updating event codes.
- Audit files and work with the team on meeting operating process standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors (airlines, trucking companies, and others) and customers.
- Evaluate vendors at defined intervals per company policy, focusing on areas of possible improvements with corrective action plans where needed.
Finances:
- Ensure company credit procedures are followed and utilized effectively.
- Ensure accurate billing to clients for services performed.
- Accurate and timely billing of vendors and resolve accounting issues.
Sales / Retention:
- Assist the manager and supervisor in timely responding to requests for information and with market competitive pricing matching the scope of service required by the customer.
- Participate in the transition of new business/updates to existing business as needed.
- Assist in retention calls and complete customer reviews with your regular customers to document in the CRS.
People:
- Support the supervisor where needed.
- Be a team player and support colleagues and internal clients with timely information and assistance as needed.
Systems:
- Promote productivity tools.
- Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements with your team.
- Be involved and suggest system/process improvements.
- Set the tone of this environment within your team.
Culture:
- Proactively demonstrate and promote the company's 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Attitude, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor, and Visionary.
Qualifications:
- 1 year + of industry-specific experience and/or qualifications.
- Good market and product knowledge.
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, and effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
- Pro-active, strong organizational skills.
- Good computer skills (Excel, Word).
- Hazardous Materials certification (preferred).
- Professional proficiency in English; knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages is a plus.
Reporting Structure: Air Export Supervisor
Additional Information:
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health Plan: Medical
- Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company