Freight Forwarder - Ocean Import

Job Overview

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Compensation

Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $42,400.00 - $54,000.00
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Plan
Employee assistance program
Career development opportunities
Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job Description

DSV is a leading global transport and logistics company founded in 1976 in Denmark by ten independent hauliers. Since its inception, DSV has evolved into the world's third-largest supplier of comprehensive transport and logistics solutions, delivering excellence in supply chain management on a global scale. With its extensive network spanning over 80 countries, DSV provides critical support in transporting, storing, packaging, re-packaging, processing, and clearing a wide variety of goods. The company prides itself on its ability to maintain a global footprint while ensuring local presence and personalized service to clients, facilitating a seamless flow of goods to production lines,... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Three years of experience in a role involving extensive client contact
  • Familiarity with domestic and international geography including countries and major cities
  • Extreme attention to detail, including the ability to predict and circumvent issues before they occur and take the proper corrective action
  • Ability to be highly productive while keeping cool under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Job Qualifications

  • Three years of experience in a role involving extensive client contact
  • Familiarity with domestic and international geography including countries and major cities
  • Excellent math skills, including the ability to calculate freight measurements and weight and convert them to international units
  • Extreme attention to detail, including the ability to predict and circumvent issues before they occur and take the proper corrective action
  • Ability to be highly productive while keeping cool under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Freight forwarding experience preferred
  • Prior use of CargoWise One is a definite plus
  • Proficiency in English, including reading, writing, and verbal communication
  • Computer skills including frequent prior use of MS Outlook, Excel, and Word

Job Duties

  • Promote positive relationships by ensuring excellent, timely, and proactive customer service at all times and in conjunction with other departments and third parties while monitoring the quality of service produced by the team
  • Establish detailed profiles and procedures that properly represent import and export processes
  • Receive, review, and process high-volume and/or complex import and export transactions for clients, including booking, billing, classifications, processing data through the company’s system, and obtaining consular releases as well as other government agency releases as appropriate
  • Check shipments in the warehouse as needed to ensure that the shipping documents correspond to the actual shipments
  • Process bills of lading and provide clear instructions to the team for handling each shipment
  • Ensure shipments of hazardous materials are checked and processed in accordance with all applicable regulations under the applicable government agencies, Code of Federal Regulations
  • Create quotations for individual shipments, including estimating prices for the shipper, selecting transportation companies to use, and setting profit margins for individual shipments
  • Review and monitor all Shipper Export Declaration rejections, requests for information from clients and any government agency as well as other correspondence
  • Adhere to all domestic and international shipping regulations, communicating changes in domestic and foreign regulation procedures to clients, co-workers, and third parties in a clear, concise, and timely manner
  • Identify transactions and tasks that require special handling, recommend improved processes to management, and implement resolutions within the assigned scope of responsibility
  • Identify, investigate, and resolve all areas of client concern in a timely and proactive manner by monitoring team performance against Company and client standards
  • Alert clients to special areas of concern or potential problems in the shipping process

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