Air Export Agent

Expeditors; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health insurance

Life insurance

Stock purchase plan

Training program

Growth opportunities

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Expeditors Portland is seeking an Air Export professional to support the Manager and Supervisor in handling all aspects of air freight shipments. You will ensure smooth processes, prepare export documentation, and coordinate with airlines and vendors to secure space and favorable rates.

The role emphasizes attention to compliance, timely billing, and accurate data entry while maintaining high levels of customer service and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English required with strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• 2 years of industry-specific qualification or equivalent experience in air export logistics preferred.
• Strong understanding of customer service and documentation for international shipments.
• Pro-active, organized, and able to mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Assist Air Export Manager and Supervisor with daily operations to ensure timely freight movement.
• Prepare international transportation documents and coordinate with vendors.
• Negotiate rates with contracted vendors to secure space and services.
• Ensure accurate client and vendor billing and timely data entry into the operating system.
• Maintain compliance with OPS and external regulations and customer policies.
• Collaborate with team to meet KPIs and monitor shipment reports for customer satisfaction.

Skills

Fluent in English

Effective interpersonal skills

Excellent communication

Pro-active organizational skills

Education

Hazardous Materials certification

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

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!

Scope of Position:

Assist Manager and Supervisor with all aspects of the Air Export Department, while ensuring the proper and timely movement of freight, while providing an exceptional customer service.

• Ensure smooth and timely freight process flow.

• Prepare various documents for international transportation.

• Coordinate and negotiate rates with our contracted vendors in procuring space and services.

• Ensure accurate and timely client and vendors billing.

• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our operating system.

• Interact with our customers in arranging their international export shipments, meeting customer service standards.

• Meet compliance at all times to regulations. This includes internal policies and procedures such as Operational Process Standards (OPS) and external government regulations or customer policies / requirements.

• Understand department process flow, constantly looking for areas of improved efficiency.

• Ensure all customers standard operating procedures are followed as per the DLSOP.

• Work with the team on meeting KPI standards, as per the company's procedures.

• Monitor shipment reports to ensure total customer satisfaction

• Overseas communications

Support the supervisor in the following areas:

• Daily review Stat 1 and operational reports and work with team on updating event codes

• Audit files and work with the team on meeting operating process standards

• Build and maintaining strong relationships with vendors (airlines, trucking companies, and others) and customers.

• Evaluate vendors at defined intervals per company policy, focusing on areas of possible improvements with corrective action plans where needed.

Finances:

• Proactively work to maintain and monitor accounts payment within 30 days.

• Ensure company credit procedures are followed and utilized effectively.

• Accurate and timely billing of vendors and resolve accounting issues.

• Monitor accounts payable to vendors (airlines, truckers etc.) utilizing BNP report.

• Monitor intercompany accounting discrepancies via AJAX report.

Sales / Retention:

• Assist the manager and supervisor in timely responding to requests for information and with market competitive pricing matching the scope of service required by the customer.

• Participate to the transition of new business/ updates to existing business.

• Assist in retention calls and complete customer reviews with your regular customers to document in the CRS.

People:

• Identify with manager / supervisor, develop, and mentor your No. 2.

• Support the supervisor where needed:

• Allocate workloads within team to ensure smooth operations during peak activity or staff absence.

• Be a guide for the team - mentor agents

• Ensure team meets company standards of 52 hours training per year per employee.

• Follow-up new hires training as per the company requirement standards.

• Periodically communicate department goals and expectations with team to ensure buy-in and accountability.

Systems:

• Promote productivity tools (e.g. using edoc and edoc treeview, export database, process management)

• Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements with your team.

• Be involved and suggest system/process improvements.

• Set the tone of this environment within your team.

Culture:

• Proactively promote the company's 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Attitude, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor, and Visionary.

• 2 years of industry specific qualification (country specific).

• Good market and product knowledge.

• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.

• Pro-active, strong organizational skills.

• Good computer skills (Excel, Word).

• Hazardous Materials certification (preferred).

• Fluent in English.

Reporting Structure:Air Export Supervisor

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time

• Health Plan: Medical

• Life Insurance

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Training and Personnel Development Program

• Growth opportunities within the company

• Employee Referral Program Bonus