Company Description
“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
As a Fortune 500 company, Expeditors employs more than 18,000 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.
Job Description
Major Duties and 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
- Provide exceptional customer service to both external and internal customers
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our operational system
- Communicate with domestic customers and their offices
- Comply with customer requirements and procedures
- Prepare and process documentation
- Comply with all U.S. regulations
- Update shipment information in Expeditors systems
- Review documents for compliance
- Invoice customer accurately and timely for provided services
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
- Must have warehouse/distribution center experience – Shipping, receiving, inventory control.
- Must have customer service experience
- Must complete and pass training courses
- Pro-active, strong organizational skills
- Work well in a team environment
- Good computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Fluent in English
- Must be authorized
- Attention to detail
- Strong desire to learn
- Authorized to work in the United States
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