Operations Intern - Contract Logistics

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

This is a 10-Week Project-Based Internship, where you’ll gain hands-on experience, work cross-functionally within local departments, branches, and other JAS offices around the globe. As an operations intern you will assimilate how international shipments and supporting data are planned, executed, managed, and monitored on various management levels.
This opportunity offers regular engagement with a wide array of stakeholders, to help foster a deep understanding of global logistics operations. Providing exposure and job shadowing in various JAS Departments including, but not limited to: Air/Ocean Freight, Import/Exports, Customs Brokerage, Warehousing, and Sales. Providing a wholistic understanding of the logistics industry while gaining valuable insights into the decision-making processes and strategic approaches of a global supply chain leader.
Contract Logistics involves managing end-to-end supply chain customer specific tailored solutions, including warehousing, inventory control, and distribution.
The intern will oversee the unloading and segregation of 120+ containers, scanning inventory into the WMS, and coordinate outbound shipments with various distribution carriers. This role will provide valuable experience in process optimization, labor planning, and KPI tracking within a fast-paced, high-volume logistics environment.

RESPONSIBILITY & EXPECTATIONS:

What to Expect

This internship is designed to provide you with a comprehensive view of the logistics industry, with all work conducted in a professional, climate-controlled office environment. You’ll engage in learning, shadowing, and project work that culminates in a capstone presentation to JAS leadership.

Set your course with JAS Worldwide, where your curiosity and innovation will help shape the future of global logistics.

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Seeking an intern to support Contract Logistics operations through a hands-on project focused on customer onboarding, support, and planning. 
Contract Logistics involves managing end-to-end supply chain customer specific tailored solutions, including warehousing, inventory control, and distribution. 
The intern will oversee the unloading and segregation of 120+ containers, scanning inventory into the WMS, and coordinate outbound shipments with various distribution carriers. This role will provide valuable experience in process optimization, labor planning, and KPI tracking within a fast-paced, high-volume logistics environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hands-On Learning: Work directly within a local operational branch or corporate office to gain an understanding of JAS’s international forwarding operations.

• Software Exposure: Learn and actively perform tasks using CargoWise (C1), the leading software in the freight forwarding industry.

• Cross-Functional Exposure: Shadow and collaborate with various JAS departments, including Air/Ocean Freight, Imports/Exports, Customs Brokerage, Warehousing, and Sales, to gain a holistic view of operations.

• Business Process Management: Comprehend and contribute to tasks related to business process management and support strategic alignment across business rules and KPIs.

• KPI Analysis: Assist in establishing metrics, conducting analysis, and generating reports to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Leadership Engagement: Participate in regional management review calls and interact with senior leaders to gain insight into strategic decision-making.

• Performance Reporting: Help create performance reports that provide actionable insights for operational improvement.

• Supportive Functions: Gain exposure to related functions such as ISO standards, Sustainability initiatives, IT, Finance, and Sales.

• Process Improvement: Research and propose innovative solutions for enhancing efficiency, with an emphasis on collaboration and alignment.

• Project-Based Contribution: Lead a focused project designed to improve business processes, enhance operational efficiency, or refine data accuracy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Enrolled as a RISING Junior or Senior in college with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

• Preferred fields of study: Supply Chain Management, International Business, Business Administration, or Transportation & Logistics Management.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with data analytics tools is a plus.

• Experience with a WMS platform is preferred.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and multitasking skills.

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation abilities.

• Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and in a team environment.

• Fluent in English, with the ability to evaluate and resolve problems effectively.

ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL:

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.