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!
Job DescriptionOur Internship program offers a challenging hands-on structured experience. You will be working side-by-side with Expeditors' employees learning the process, terminology, and skills required to be successful in a fast-paced operation handling a varied customer base. The internship will also include various trainings and a personnel development program.
We offer flexibility to work with you around your current class schedule as much as possible. We do, however, prefer a commitment of no less than 20 hours per week.
Our goal is to prepare you to transition into a full time role after graduating!
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct outbound cold calls, email follow-ups, and other prospecting activities to identify and engage potential customers.
- Research target companies and contacts, qualify leads, and gather information on customer needs.
- Schedule introductory meetings between prospective customers and Expeditors sales representatives.
- Assist with customer visits, sales presentations, and business development initiatives as opportunities arise.
- Collaborate with sales and operations teams to learn Expeditors' products, services, and value proposition.
- Represent Expeditors professionally and deliver exceptional customer service in all interactions.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Comfortable making outbound phone calls and engaging with new people
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Experience using Microsoft office including Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Time management and task prioritization
- Commitment and understanding of company policies and controls
- Strong work ethic with a high focus on being proactive
- Working towards a college degree with targeted graduation date in the next two years or less
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Comfort making outbound phone calls and engaging with new people
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Time management and task prioritization skills
- Commitment to and understanding of company policies and controls
- Strong work ethic with a proactive approach
- Working toward a college degree with an expected graduation date within two years or less
- Commitment of no less than 20 hours per week preferred
Expeditors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Expeditors and has not been reviewed or approved by Expeditors.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is supported through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that is positioned as a standout perk, including references to a purchase discount and contribution limits. Stock-plan availability is treated as a meaningful wealth-building component of the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Benefit materials also point to common add-ons such as HSA options, EAP support, and broad baseline coverage in job postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching that is repeatedly cited as a defined component of the package. Auto-enrollment/auto-increase features are also referenced as mechanisms that support participation and savings behavior.
Expeditors Insights
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."
