Company Description
“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.
- 18,000 trained professionals
- 250+ locations worldwide
- Globally unified system
Job Description
People:
- Identify with manager, develop and mentor your No. 2
- Allocate workloads within team to ensure smooth operations during peak activity or staff absence
- Support the manager where needed
- Contribute to the effective weekly department meetings with team.
Operations:
- Monitor compliance at all times to regulations. This includes internal policies and procedures such as Operational Process Standards (OPS) and external government regulations or customer policies/requirements.
- Understand department process flow, constantly looking for areas of improved efficiency.
- Ensure all customers standard operating procedures are followed as per the DLSOP.
- Ensure the system reports including but not limited to the below list are utilized at the level of frequency mentioned in order to effectively supervise operations:
- ECS report (weekly)
- Customs import stat1 (daily)
- Support the manager in the following areas:
- Ensure all Customs Authorizations are valid – Transit guarantees, customer IPR/OPR/Warehousing authorizations
- Monitor undischarged Transit forms
- Monitor duty deferment usage and levels
- Monitor license/visa applications
- Ensure all documentation present for archiving purposes
- Meet with local customs to discuss performance, delays, red-channels, customs developments and plans (to adapt country per country)
Finance:
- Follow up the customs guarantee for various operations
- Follow up refunds with customs authorities
- Follow AR report – review, delegate, chase
- Ensure every account has a credit limit and check for credit extension when needed
- Department P&L – review, identify, plan
Qualifications
- Expeditors company policies and procedures knowledge
- A good understanding of Expeditors’ products, services and systems
- Strong market and competition knowledge
- Good knowledge of customs brokerage process and system essential
- Good knowledge of customs legislation, especially with regards to classification, valuation and origin
- Understanding of ocean, transcon and air documentation process
- Knowledge of air, road and ocean transport
- Good knowledge of incoterms
- Hazardous Materials certification (preferred)
- Well rounded knowledge of the customs tariff and customs system
- Working knowledge and experience of the customs regulations
Additional Information
- 23 Days holiday
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental and Optical cover
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- EAP
Successful Candidate must be eligible to work within the UK
