The JobSquad Solutions Team is currently looking for a Associate Gateway Agent- Logistics to work at a company located in the Des Plains, Illinois area!
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| Associate Gateway Agent- Logistics
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| Position Location : Des Plaines Illinois 60018
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Pay/hours for position
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| Pay rate - $20/HR
contract to hire
Long term
Tuesday through Friday: 8-5
Saturday: 8-5 or until done (OT opportunity)
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| DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- The duties and responsibilities of this position consist of, but are not limited to, the following: Maintain Operational Excellence: Understand the processes, documentation, and terminology involved in international shipping from time of purchase order issuance through the delivery of the cargo.
- Initiate, prepare, process and assemble all required documentation for air, LCL or FCL shipments.
- Ensure documentation is accurately processed, distributed and released to the carrier, customers and agents in a timely manner.
- Apply industry knowledge and critical thinking to adapt processes/create solutions in response to challenges both internally and externally.
- Execute/coordinate tasks on the shipments to meet all SOP requirements, including submission of SLI’s to carriers, ocean export bills of lading, updates on shipments, processing pre-alerts, tracking of shipments, invoicing, etc.
- Create, maintain, and update shipments in Navisphere, ensuring accurate data. Ensure a high-level of data integrity on the master level of a consolidation, including routing, eManifest status, master level INCOterms and documents.
- Facilitate Relationships: Communicate clearly both internally and externally, timely and effectively with overseas offices, agents, customers and outside vendors to ensure a smooth flow of the shipment.
- Promote a positive working relationship for all team members.
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Responsibilities of position
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| . QUALIFICATIONS Required
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 1-3 years of Global Forwarding experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of programs.
- Preferred: Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field. 2-4 years of gateway or shipment consolidations experience.
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills.
- Excellent customer service skills and follow up to be utilized with customers and the network.
- Critical-thinking, flexibility, and problem-solving skills to adapt to ever-changing tasks and customer needs.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven office environment.
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