The Role
Serves as the customer service liaison for ocean import shipments, coordinating carriers, overseas agents, vendors, warehouses, and internal teams. Processes shipping documentation, bookings, rates, invoices, shipment data, and regulatory requirements using Cargowise and related systems. Tracks shipments, resolves customer issues, verifies weights and volumes, supports profitability, and maintains high data accuracy and service standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
Senior Account Representative - Ocean Import
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team:
- Serves as the customer service liaison between GEODIS and the customer
- Select appropriate carrier and routing based on shipment characteristics or customer requirements
- Processes all documents and information requests received from GEODIS
- Opens files, enters notes, information and document requests in Cargowise system
- Sends information/document requests to company's employees, suppliers, service providers or overseas production offices as needed
- Communicates with specified offices, departments, and teams on all issues in addition to customers, carriers, and vendors
- Files document requests, correspondence and documents in a file folder identified by the applicable shipping number
- Coordinates shipping details with overseas agent
- Convert and verify shipment weight and volume
- Calculate rates and price conversions; profit and loss analysis
- Assist customers with question complaints, requests, tracking and tracing
- Completes invoicing requirements accurately and within Company DETI time requirements
- Ensure all shipment data elements are entered accurately and timely within company IRIS requirements maintaining a minimum 95% accuracy level
- Arrange bookings with airlines, ocean carriers, and/or trucking companies, review documentation, issue documents to meet government regulations and carrier regulations
- Instruct warehouse staff to properly build and deliver against pick lists manifest to gain profitability
- Ensure email and telephone calls are promptly and politely answered
What you need:
- Intermediate proficiency in AS400 and Cargowise
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in custom brokerage, importation or exportation of goods or an equivalent combination of both education and experience
- Must have a familiarity with potential client systems including ERP systems, TMS and WMS applications and other software solutions common in the logistics industry
- Intermediate efficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- 401k match
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
- Employee discounts
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
- Free financial wellness programs
- Daycare discount program
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
- + more!
Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview!
OR
- Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!
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Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years of experience in customs brokerage, importation, exportation of goods, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Intermediate proficiency in AS400 and Cargowise
- Familiarity with ERP systems, TMS, WMS applications, and other logistics software
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to develop relationships with internal and external customers
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions
GEODIS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GEODIS and has not been reviewed or approved by GEODIS.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible plan design appears available, with multiple medical plan types including HSA-eligible options that can fit different budgets and needs.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — A broad set of core benefits is described as available, including health, dental, vision, EAP, 401(k), and PTO, aligning with what many expect from a large employer.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pay progression is sometimes supported through periodic raise cycles and occasional bonus opportunities, which can provide a path to improving total earnings over time.
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The Company
What We Do
GEODIS is a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. As a growth partner to its clients, GEODIS specializes in four lines of business: Global Freight Forwarding, Global Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express Transport, and European Road Network. With a global network spanning nearly 170 countries and more than 49,400 employees, GEODIS is ranked no. 5 in its sector across the world. In 2022, GEODIS generated €13.7 billion in revenue. GEODIS is a company owned by SNCF group.
