Road Freight (Transcon) Supervisor

Expeditors; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Expeditors in Birmingham is seeking a logistics professional to support daily operations, onboard new hires, and help develop team members through the company’s 52 training hours per year. You will work with the District Trainer and mentors to ensure smooth onboarding and accurate workflow.

You will drive timely shipment processing, invoicing per tariffs, liaise with Transcon and local teams, and build strong relationships with service providers and customers while maintaining compliance with

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• -Experience with logistics operations and customer service.
• -Ability to manage time and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• -Knowledge of billing, tariffs and invoicing processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of employees through training hours and development plans.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Microsoft Office

Time management

Customer service

Collaboration

Autonomy

Detail orientation

Resilience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Support the development of of employees via the company standard of 52 training hours a year, and personnel development plans
• Support/work with District Trainer (and peer mentors) to ensure that new hires are properly on-boarded.
• Contribute to the effective daily department meetings with team. Use the workboard to support the operations manager in communicating, delegating assigning and/or completing work among the entire team.
• Engage in effective communication with Transcon department, all other local teams, the Transcon network, service providers, local management and CHQ.
• Support operations manager with department set up.
• Support the management of origin and destination dwell.
• Drive the timely and accurate processing and tracking and tracing of outbound and/or inbound shipments.
• Adhere to company procedures as outlined in OPS, compliance, and productivity standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with service providers and customers.
• Attend Transition and Implementation/Account management network calls related to new business as required.
• Drive superior customer service, including monitoring the Transcon workboard to ensure total customer satisfaction.
• Adhere to accurate shipment processing and invoicing per customer tariffs and/or standard operating procedures.
• Take an active role in the transition of new business/updates to existing business. Participate on Transition & Implementation calls and be prepared to support during daily meetings or in the absence of a team member.
• Drive the accurate protection of costs and timely, accurate invoice of customers.
• Support accounts receivable follow up, Draft Payable follow up and the audit of proof of deliveries and service provider invoices.
• Promote compliance with all company policies and regulations.
• Proactively communicate with the team to ensure continuous awareness and understanding of policies and regulations.
• Maintain certifications related to daily work.
  Six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

• A good understanding of Expeditors' products, services, and systems
• Knowledge of your local and overall domestic freight forwarding market
• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word etc.)
• Effective oral and written communication
• Effective organizational and time management
• Exceptional customer service at all levels
• Exemplify a tone of flexibility and open-mindedness within the department
• Emotional resilience
• Collaborative
• Humble yet driven
• Self-reflecting and open to feedback
• Ability to work with autonomy
• Reliable
• Attentive to detail
• Supportive of change
  Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us! Support local Transcon operations, finance, people, service providers and customers with focus on, on-time performance, operational efficiencies, business development, revenue growth and diversification.