Import/Customs Specialist

Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and knowledgeable Import Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in managing the importation of goods, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, and facilitating smooth transportation processes. This position requires a strong understanding of supply chain logistics, risk management, and compliance management to ensure that all imported products meet industry standards and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Input data of different Coordinate transportation of cargo from origin to final destination.
• Communicate with, customers to achieve profitable deals.
• Communicate effectively with account agents to accommodate client instructions.
• Responsible for streamlining ocean inbound and outbound freight/
• Manage the operation to ensure timely delivery via Ocean/Land/Air.
• Generate shipping documentation.
• Coordinating transportation providers to ensure prompt and proper movement of shipments
• Provide different types of quotations to customers / Send invoices for completed cases.
• Provide billing team documentation from beginning to end of all involved transactions that includes trucking, air freight, fees etc.
• Cover operations for Co-loading, intercompany shipments, and transfer billing cases.
• Create daily inventory ensuring the data is accurately and match with other reports
• Manage, monitor and drive improvement to achieve a high customer service goals by providing on-time delivery, controlling product lead-times, and responding customer’s request, serve as main point of contact.
• Communicate, report and support high volume customer accounts to eliminate constraints and meet objectives, and maintain excellent relationships.
• Responsible for streamlining inbound and outbound freight/ Manage the operation to ensure timely delivery via Ocean/Land/Air.
• Plan, analyze and compare the cost of service, update, trace, and track the status of the shipment, for select suppliers and LSPs (Logistics Service Providers).
• Report Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the Supply Chain function.
• Develop performance metrics to manage and evaluate the operating performance of internal supply chain resources and external supply chain partner collaboration model.
• Manage organizational goals by considering in time, budget and Business Unit objectives
• Work side by side with Pricing Department and maintain great relationship with industry vendors.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Bachelors in related degree preferred.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• Outstanding organizational and coordination abilities
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent computer and database management skills
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred
• Highly efficient with data entry
• Desired at least 2 jobs experience in logistics for 6 months.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $19.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends
• Overtime

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Do you have knowledge of freight operations (ocean/land/air), KPI reporting, and inventory management.?

Experience:

• cargo transportation: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Miami, FL 33182 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $23