Air Export Agent

Expeditors International; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Expeditors International, a Fortune 500 global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, seeks an Air Export AOG Agent to join our operations team. You will process export shipments, prepare documentation, and ensure accurate data entry while maintaining strong client and vendor communication with Expeditors offices worldwide.

The ideal candidate has 6 months to 1 year of related experience, understands air documentation, and holds, or is pursuing, IATA certification.

Qualifications

• 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience essential.
• Understanding of air documentation
• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
• Pro-active, strong organizational skills
• IATA certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Track and Trace shipments.
• Prepare and process ship documentation- including house and master air waybills, commercial documents, and customs/regulatory documents.
• Accurate and timely data entry into our operating system.
• Communicate effectively with customers, vendors, Expeditors offices worldwide, and co-workers through high volume of email, phone, instant message, and person to person.
• Monitor reports.
• Accurate and timely client billing.
• Maintain strong relationships with airlines, trucking companies, and others.
• Maintain compliance standards at all times- internal policies and external regulations, and customer requirements.
• Meet key performance indicators to support department, branch, product, and company goals.
• Desire to understand overall department process flow and seek opportunities for improved efficiency.
• Training and Development - must obtain required 52 hours of annual training (company provided).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive

Organizational skills

Air documentation

Education

IATA certification (preferred)

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!

Job Description

Air Export AOG Agent will serve in an operations capacity, responsible for processing export shipments including accompanying export documentation. Major duties and responsibilities to include but not limited to:?

• Track and Trace shipments.
• Prepare, handle, and process shipment documentation- including house and master air waybills, commercial documents, and customs/regulatory documents.
• Accurate and timely data entry into our operating system.
• Communicate effectively with customers, vendors, other Expeditors offices worldwide, and co-workers through high volume of email, phone, instant message, and person to person.
• Monitor reports.
• Accurate and timely client billing.
• Contribute to maintaining strong service provider relationships- airlines, trucking companies, and others.
• Maintain compliance standards at all times- including internal policies and procedures, external government regulations, and customer requirements.
• Meet key performance indicators to support department, branch, product, and company goals.
• Desire to understand overall department process flow and constantly seek opportunities for improved efficiency.
• Training and Development - must obtain required 52 hours of?annual training. (company provided)

Qualifications

• 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience essential
• Understanding of air documentation
• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
• Pro-active, strong organizational skills
• IATA certification (preferred)

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits

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