Air & Ocean Import & Export Specialist - Freight F

Company: Midas Recruitment LTD
Location: Miami
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Air & Ocean Import/Export Specialist Job - International Freight Forwarding - Miami, FL***APPLY ONLY IF YOU HAVE FREIGHT FORWARDING EXPERIENCE***Salary: $50,000 - $60,000Location: Miami, FLDescription: This is a direct hire, full time role with a renowned Global Freight Forwarder.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Enter Import & Export documentation for International Air & Ocean files from origin to destinationEnsure that regulatory requirements are met and that shipments have exact paperwork, such as transit documents and customs clearances.Ensure that documentation is processed, distributed, and discharged in a timely way to carriers, forwarders, customers, and agents.Prepare all major data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, PODs, and so on) as per Customer Standard Operating Procedures.Maintain polite, timely, and efficient customer service.Maintain accurate costs and profits by overseeing and completing proper billing to clients based on agreed pricing.Ensure that shipments are picked up and transferred with the proper partners.Learn about Incoterms and the standards for commercial invoices.Develop techniques and procedures for transporting commodities from local or offshore locations to warehouses, other storage offices, or final consignee locations for nominated shippers.As directed by the Branch Manager, prepare timely management information and reports.Negotiate shipping costs and submit them to the Branch Manager for approval to stay competitive.Prepare customs declarations and bonds.Develop and manage successful relationships with local suppliers and other co-load carriers (for example, airline agents, freight forwarders, customs brokers, local pickup and delivery firms, regional trucking companies, and line-haul providers).Establish and manage the essential procedures to ensure that all employees work in a clean, well-organized, safe, and healthy environment.Apply existing regulatory knowledge to HTS/Schedule B number categorization, tariff filing, hazardous material handling, and any other government agency needs.Responds to emails and rate requests in a timely manner, assisting local sales efforts.Establish and manage all critical procedures to ensure that all employees work in a clean, well-organized, safe, and healthy workplace.Maintain polite, timely, and efficient customer service.To ensure that built deadlines are reached, manages activities along the order fulfilment and shipment cycle.Freight expenses should be reviewed on a regular basis to determine where cost savings might be made in the supply chain.Requirements:5+ Years Export Operations Experience in Freight Forwarding IndustryBachelor's degree in business, logistics, or a related field with a comparable combination of knowledge and teaching experience Proficient in Freight Forwarding software (Cargowise 1, SAP, AS400)Understanding of Microsoft Excel and database functions, as well as practice with them.Mindset that is outgoing and forward-thinking, with the capacity to decode difficulties quickly.Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations at the state, federal, and international levels as they pertain to the core services supplied (i.e., customs, security, other import and export government agencies)Salary: $50,000 - $60,000Location: Miami, FLThis is a direct-hire, full-time, permanent position.

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