Import Specialist

Noatum Logistics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain management company in Houston is seeking an Import Specialist to manage daily freight forwarding operations. The role involves customer service, shipment tracking, and regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma, operational experience in international transportation, and effective communication skills. Full-time position with opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Operational experience in international transportation or a related field.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Enter transportation data to meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensure documentation is accurately processed.
• Negotiate shipping rates and submit to management for approval.

Skills

Effective verbal communication

Effective written communication

Competent math skills

Teamwork

PC competency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Noatum Logistics is a leading supply chain management company with global coverage, specializing in international freight forwarding and supply chain management, customs clearance and compliance, warehouse and contract logistics, project logistics, and eSolutions. As an innovative logistics provider, Noatum Logistics offers specific, integrated, complex, and value-added solutions for our clients’ supply chains, while maintaining long-term relationships built on trust and confidence to guarantee success.

Overview

The Noatum Logistics Import Specialist is involved in daily freight forwarding operations including, but not limited to customer service, shipment tracking, document handling, and regulatory compliance. The import specialist plans and schedules appropriate services to maintain an effective balance between customer service and shipment costs. The import specialist develops a thorough understanding of our clients’ shipping requirements and patterns; demonstrates sound customer service and data entry skills; and develops job related knowledge to support growth within current position and further career development.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Enter transportation data to meet regulatory and tracking requirements.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are met and proper documentation, including transit and customs clearance documents, exist for shipments.
• Ensure documentation is accurately processed, distributed, and released to carriers, forwarders, customers, and agents in a timely manner.
• Complete all necessary data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, PODs, etc.) as specified by customer standard operating procedures.
• Negotiate shipping rates and submit to local management for approval as necessary.
• Complete accurate billing to clients based on established pricing, while ensuring appropriate costs and profits are maintained.
• Establish knowledge of Incoterms and commercial invoice requirements.
• Develop methods and procedures for transportation of commodities for designated shippers from local or offshore locations to warehouses, other storage facilities or final consignee locations.
• Arrange the transfer and delivery of shipments with appropriate partners.
• Prepare timely shipment management information and reports as requested or specified per department KPIs.
• Develop and maintain successful relationships with customers, government agencies, and local vendors (e.g., airline representatives, freight forwarders, custom brokers, local pickup and delivery companies, regional trucking companies, line haul providers).
• Participate as an effective team member with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain courteous, prompt, and efficient customer relations.
• Comply with necessary procedures to assure a clean, properly organized, safe, and healthy environment for all personnel.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Operational experience in international transportation or a related field.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Competent math skills using units of currency, weight, volume, and distance measurements.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Competency in PC, spreadsheets, and database applications (including Microsoft Office Suite).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years import operational experience in international transportation, preferably with an international freight forwarder.
• Knowledge of state, federal and international applicable laws, and regulations as they relate to primary services provided (i.e., customs, security, other import and export government agencies that regulate international trade).
• College degree in related field or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Ability to work in a paperless environment.

Physical Requirements

• Noatum is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noatum will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.
• The job is performed indoors in a traditional office setting. Activities include extended periods of sitting while working at a computer and occasional fast-paced operations and events.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, management, and co-workers. Regular use of the telephone, virtual meetings, and e-mail for communication. Hearing, vision, and speaking within normal ranges are essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.
• Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computers, calculators, and copiers.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, handle, use hands to grasp, or feel and operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad.

Job Details

• JOB #3992
• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Supply Chain
• Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage and Wholesale Import and Export

To learn more about Noatum Logistics, www.noatumlogistics.com.

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