Job Details
Ocean Freight Operations Agent
Position: Ocean Freight Operations Agent
Industry: Logistics
Location: Sharon Hill, PA
Salary: $18-25/hr
Status: Direct hire, Full time
Work Style: In-person
Working Hour: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, with 1 hour lunch break
Ref #: 33469
Responsibilities
- o Identify, organize and coordinate customer shipping requirements
- o Accurately and efficiently prepare documents for ocean export shipments; and import documents for distribution to Brokerage Operations and/or customers’ Brokers
- o Accurately and timely prepare invoices; and all required AS-400 database entries
- o Effectively coordinate pickup and delivery orders with steamship, trucking, rail and warehouse companies
- o Provide professional, timely, and high-quality customer service through daily communication with customer via phone and email
- o Communicate effectively with internal departments, other regional branches and offices, and all external contacts; Interact professionally with co-workers and others at all times
- o Effectively interface and consult with the Customs Brokerage Department to obtain technical guidance for regulatory compliance purposes as required by agencies including the EAR and U.S. Customs
- o Provide rates to internal and external customers, direct contact with customer
- o Perform specific and assigned operations and administrative tasks in order to provide high quality customer service while meeting the Company’s goals
Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED, or equivalency certificate, or significant relevant or appropriate working experience.