“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!
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Job DescriptionScope 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***
*May need to support weekend coverage from 8:00am to 5:00pm*
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)
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 (US only)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Expected compensation $18.00 to $22.00 per hour.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.
We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.
To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.
At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
