What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ocean Import Account Representative position at GEODIS?
Account Representative – Air & Ocean Import
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team:
- Handle shipments and ensure profitability
- Establish task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments
- Coordinate shipping details with origin agent
- Track and trace incoming shipments with airlines, steam ship lines and other NVOCC carriers and ensure customers are informed of each milestone
- Billing on time, zero demurrage mind set, detention, exam fees, etc.
- Work directly with carriers to coordinate and follow up incoming shipments
- Negotiate pricing with Ocean/Agent/Ground Carrier/Steamship/Airlines
- Provide effective and accurate instructions to transportation carriers according to company's shipping guidelines
- Convert and verify shipment weight and volume
- Calculate rates and price conversions, profit, and loss analysis
- Maintain communication with customers, carriers, and vendors
- Coordinate pick-ups and invoice files
- Assist customers with questions, complaints, requests, tracking and tracing
- Process, arrange and coordinate cargo bookings with customers and overseas agents
- Handles accounting processes accurately and in a timely manner
- Open files in CargoWise system generating invoice to the brokerage team or outside broker
What you need:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in importation of goods or an equivalent combination of both education and experience.
- Knowledge of Government Agency requirements
- Knowledge of the movement of freight via air and/or ocean
- PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Work, Access, and Excel
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Ability to multitask
- Mathematical skills are essential to ensure accuracy in pricing
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment!
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- 401k match
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
- Employee discounts
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
- Free financial wellness programs
- Daycare discount program
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
- more!
Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview.
OR
- Text DELIVER to 88300 to Apply1
