Oceans Export
Date Posted: 9/30/2024
Order #102166452
Job Snapshot
- Employee Type:
- Full-time
- Location:
- Elk Grove Villa, IL
- Job Type:
- Administrative & Clerical
- Shift:
- First Shift
- Experience:
- Not Specified
- Date Posted:
- 9/30/2024
Job Description
2nd shift Monday-Friday 4 pm-12:30 am
Pay: Based on experience $19 to $25 an hour
Responsible for coordinating the ocean operational activities of the branch office to maintain competitiveness increase market share and become an integral and profitable region
Job Summary:
Duties & Functions
Essential:
· File NVOCC rates with the Head Office Ocean Division.
· Maintain the NVOCC rate book for the Branch office.
· Negotiate rate and space requirements with the steamship lines to obtain competitive rates for the Branch office.
· Make bookings with steamship lines.
· Arrange truck/rail movement of freight for the shipper’s location to seaports.
· Input ocean bill of lading into the computer system.
· Prepare L/C documents per shipper’s request.
· Complete all Department of Commerce documentation for the exporting of freight out of the U.S.
· Notify shippers of the movement of freight by tracking and tracking shipments.
· Reply to overseas requests.
· Ensure that all shipments comply with FMC regulations.
· Perform other duties as requested by management.
Education & Experience:
· Minimum requirement High School diploma or GED.
· At least 2 years experience working in ocean operations.
· Ability to use basic math skills to calculate freight, storage, and other charges.
· Expertise in international freight forwarding operations.
· Excellent understanding of U.S. FMC regulations.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to motivate others.
· Flexible and long hours are sometimes required including overtime.
Job Requirements
· Minimum requirement High School diploma or GED.
· At least 2 years experience working in ocean operations.
· Ability to use basic math skills to calculate freight, storage, and other charges.
· Expertise in international freight forwarding operations.
· Excellent understanding of U.S. FMC regulations.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to motivate others.
· Flexible and long hours are sometimes required including overtime.