What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ocean Import Coordinator (Temporarily Remote) position at Maple Lane Logistics (USA) Inc.?
Job Title: Ocean Import Specialist - Full Time, 40 hours per week
Salary: Dependent on Experience.
Report to: Operations Manager
Location: Valley Stream, NY 11581
Maple Lane Logistics Inc. provides freight forwarding business services since early 2019. Our mission is to provide customers hassle-free shipping experiences. Our core values are Efficiency, Commitment, Honesty and Diligence.
This job posting is for our Valley Stream branch of (Maple Lane Logistics (USA) Inc. located in New York State.
What we’re looking for…
- Maple Lane Logistics is currently looking for candidates with around 1-3 years of experience in the ocean freight/logistics import/export industry. (CY/CY, INTERMODAL, DRAYAGE, CY/DOOR)
- Must have strong attention to detail, good time management, and strong communication skills with the ability to work as a team while working in a fast-paced environment.
- The Freight Forwarder is primarily responsible for ensuring the proper and timely movement of international and/or domestic shipments.
About the Position
Duties and responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):
- Handles and owns the entire shipping process of assigned shipments.
- Tracks, traces, and updates the status of shipments on a daily basis.
- Prepares, compiles, and sorts documents for data entry.
- Transfers information from email instructions and a variety of shipping documents into MS Excel spreadsheet, Company system, and cloud files.
- Ensures accurate and timely data entry into our system (GoFreight).
- Maintains effective communication with customers, vendors, other Maple Lane offices, and co-workers through a high volume of e-mails, phone calls, and verbal contact.
- Prepares shipping documents before sending to customers.
- Monitoring of reports on a daily basis.
- Ensures accurate and timely billing to customers.
- Meets key performance indicators to support the department, branch, product, and overall company goals.
- Understands the operational process flow and constantly seeks improved ways for efficiency.
- Protects confidential information of all customers and the Company
Qualifications
- Attention to detail and ability to perform repetitive tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Excellent organization skills.
- Time management and prioritization skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to perform repetitive tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to multi-task effectively.
- Requires minimum supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Looking for candidates with good follow-up abilities, strong organizational skills, and email communication skills.
Education & Experience
- 1-3 years of ocean freight forwarding experience
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience dealing with a high volume of data entry.
- Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree
- Additional languages are an asset
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time and requires the ability to speak and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for data entry.
Maple Lane Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Ocean Freight Forwarding: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $25