Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $28.00 - $39.00
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid parental leave
Pet insurance
401(k)
Tuition Reimbursement
vacation days
Personal Days
Floating holiday
sick days
Volunteer hours
company holidays
Job Description
AIT Worldwide Logistics is a leading global freight forwarder dedicated to helping businesses grow by expanding their market reach across the world. Based in Chicago, AIT has over 40 years of experience in providing supply chain solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer retail, energy, food, government, high-tech, industrial, life sciences, and marine sectors. The company prides itself on its consultative approach, allowing it to build a global network of trusted partnerships and deliver customized, door-to-door transportation services by sea, air, ground, and rail. With a presence of more than... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 0-2 years freight forwarding experience preferred
- Basic math and geography skills
- Ability to analyze numerical data and find patterns
- Basic knowledge or ability to learn CargoWise
- Basic knowledge or ability to learn freight movement air vendors and regulatory requirements
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively
- Time management skills
Job Qualifications
- A team player who works well with others being respectful to teammates
- A strong work ethic with appreciation for ownership independence accountability and autonomy
- Growth mindset with passion for craft and openness to change
- Customer service focus with ability to build relationships
- Basic math and geography skills
- Ability to analyze numerical data and draw conclusions
- Basic knowledge or ability to learn CargoWise
- Basic knowledge or ability to learn freight movement air vendors air space configurations container loads special loading constraints regulatory requirements pricing service routings AIT product offerings equipment types incoterms and shipment profitability
- Basic knowledge or ability to learn country regulations and AIT policies and procedures
- Ability to add subtract multiply divide using units of currency weight volume and distance measurements
- Ability to read analyze and interpret verbal and written requests or directions
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively in one-on-one settings
- Time management skills to meet customer deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Job Duties
- Receive and validate customer order
- Identify best routing and transit option per customer request or SOP
- Anticipate and secure quotation from vendors or agents for all potential order costs
- Issue customer or overseas office or agent quotation and confirm acceptance
- Receive and validate customer documents
- Track and confirm flight arrival and update system milestone
- Issue Arrival Notice and distribute per customer requirement
- Dispatch inland carriage with subcontractor if applicable
- Track and confirm shipment arrival to final CFS if applicable
- Obtain Pick Up number from carrier and forward to relevant parties if applicable
- Confirm timely delivery or release of cargo and update system milestone
- Accrue for all costs in CargoWise and perform initial profitability check
- Confirm final costs ensuring all are accrued and final profitability check complete
- Issue invoice to customer or overseas office as required
- Distribute documents as per shipper requirement or SOP
- Manage customer reporting and or additional system milestones as required
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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