About this role
Role Overview
- Develop and provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers at all times
- Provide responsible supervision and control for all departmental activities
- Assist in the retention and training efforts of staff and of customers
- Conduct meetings with staff to assess group’s overall status, discuss ideas for improvement and inform staff of new developments
- Address all employee performance problems promptly and directly in accordance with personnel policies
- Oversee performance statistics
- Review and monitor shipment documentation for accuracy
- Examine various documents including invoices, bills of lading, and shipping statements to ensure compliance with federal and foreign regulations governing the shipment, receipt, and documentation of imported/exported products
- Compute duties, tariffs, price conversions, weight, and volume of merchandise exported/imported to and from foreign destinations
- Communicate with customs officials as appropriate to obtain release of incoming freight and resolve delays
- Establish, monitor, and revise policies, procedures and service standard for customs clearance operations as dictated and allowed by applicable regulations
- Ensure all policies and procedures are consistently administered
- Identify areas of concern in clients’ import and export processes through monitoring of team performance against company and client standards, regular audit of shipment documents and accounting, and periodic client reviews
- Communicate with operations manager regarding progress and problems or issues
- Maintain flexible work schedule include outside normal business hours and after hours on call rotation
- Effectively participate in and/or supervise department projects related to assigned area of responsibility
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum four years related experience
- Minimum one year supervisory experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in International Business, Logistics or Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Finance or related discipline preferred or equivalent combination of work experience and education
- Three years of industry experience preferred
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based and job specific software applications
- Bilingual-Spanish-Preferred
Benefits
- Outstanding benefits for employee and family including multiple health plans(company contribution to health savings account)
- Prescription, dental and vision coverage
- Company paid life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Short
- and long-term disability coverage
- Employee assistance plan
- Voluntary benefits including additional life insurance, AD&D coverage, buy-up short
- and long-term disability, critical illness, identify theft & legal plan
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Paid Time Off programs including company paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement program