Summer Intern - Logistics

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Piperton, TN, USA
In-Office
Internship
Logistics • Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
The Role
The Summer Intern in Logistics will support customer service and operational processes by tracking shipments, ensuring compliance and providing updates, while learning about the logistics industry.
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Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Expeditors is a leader in the international transportation industry looking for motivated team players who desire a challenging and rewarding place to work. Expeditors culture of organic growth and promotion from within attracts the highest caliber employees.

Global supply chain management is what we do, but 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.

  • 15,000 trained professionals
  • 250+ locations worldwide
  • Fortune 500
  • Globally unified systems

Job Description

Scope of Position:

Ensure the proper and timely movement of freight and information, while complying with internal and external requirements and providing exceptional customer service.

Major Duties and Responsibilities may include the following:

  • Provide exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers
  • Adherence to Operational Process Standards
  • Daily tracking of shipments and corresponding documents
  • Work with the team to provide solutions to customers
  • Comply with customer requirements and procedures
  • Proactively communicate timely status updates to customers
  • Communicate with international and domestic customers and offices
  • Update shipment information in the Expeditors system
  • Track and trace international cargo
  • Timely settlement of shipments and filing of Tariffs
  • Preparation of reports, as required
  • Prepare and process international documentation
  • Comply with US and foreign regulations

Interns will learn:

  • About the logistics industry, Expeditors and our culture
  • About our systems
  • About professional, pro-active, high expectation customer service

Qualifications

  • Effective verbal and written communications skills
  • Strong organizational and prioritizing skills
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Applications
  • Displayed ability to work independently
  • Excellent attendance practices
  • Attention to detail, curiosity, professionalism, integrity, sense of humor
  • Global geographic knowledge and multi-lingual abilities are always desired

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits to long-term, full time employees:

  • 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

This opportunity does not sponsor work visas and has no relocation assistance.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Top Skills

Microsoft Office Applications
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The Company
HQ: Seattle, WA
15,812 Employees
Year Founded: 1979

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."​

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