Ocean Export Specialist

Export Specialist

Janel Group is seeking an Ocean Export Specialist to join our team! If you’re a high-energy, focused freight forwarding professional who wants to continue building your customs brokerage and freight-forwarding career with a customer-focused, fast-paced industry leader, we'd love to talk!

This position is based in our Schaumburg, IL Office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with agent partners and Station Operations Team to support Air/Ocean Export requests, including handling day to day operations, customer service inquires and communications pertaining to air exports

• Tracking shipment statuses, providing status updates, maintaining KPI’s, data compliance, and auto-rating requirements

• Completing accurate and timely customer invoicing, cost confirmations, processing vendor payments, etc.

• Quoting customers and agents -- and negotiating costs with vendors and suppliers

• Data entry and compiling status reports

• Issue, Receive/Review documents, Bills of Lading, MAWB, HAWB, SLI

• Communicating daily with customers, vendors, carriers, various service providers

Key Requirements:

• 2 years relevant Freight Forwarding experience in Ocean International Trade Operation System preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite

• Effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask

• Knowledge of all government regulations for security and safety including U.S. export regulations

Nice to Haves:

• CargoWise knowledge

• EDI Certification

• CTPAT training

Don’t quite meet all of the qualifications? Apply anyway!

About You

You’re the perfect candidate if you’re:

• A Team-player— You enjoy working with co-workers, partners, vendors, and customers

• A Communicator— your verbal and written skills are on point

• Diligent— Nothing happens by itself. Your effort makes all the difference

• Eager—You want to grow and develop alongside the company

• Customer Obsessed— "Customer-focused" doesn't quite say it. You roll up your sleeves and go the extra mile for our customers.

Janel Group provides the following:

This is a unique opportunity to build your customs brokerage and freight forwarding career inside a growing organization that has a global reach and is built around the importance of a local, personal touch. Working at Janel Group provides all team members with the opportunity to play a key role in building something great with talented, supportive colleagues in a friendly environment!

Not to mention we offer:

• A Competitive salary

• A Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc.)

• PTO(sick/vacation) and 10 paid company holidays

• Participation in generous station-level quarterly profit-sharing incentives

• A 401K Plan with company match

• Great culture and fun working environment

About Us

At Janel Group, we believe that the global logistics economy starts here! For over 45 years, we’ve delivered the best customer experience in the marketplace. We are building something enduring and much bigger than ourselves which is why we created an environment that encourages your growth and development. Janel knows our culture is our business and culture starts with our values: Teamwork, Hustle, Transparency, Humility, Positivity, and Long-view.

To learn more about Janel Group, visit us at https://www.janelgroup.com/

Next Steps

If you’re highly motivated, seeking a challenging and rewarding position, and want to be part of what we’re building at Janel Group, apply today with your resume! Bonus points for a great cover letter – or any cover letter at all!

Janel Group is an equal opportunity employer and E-Verify employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What is the salary range that you are interested in?

Experience:

• Ocean Export: 2 years (Preferred)
• Cargowise: 2 years (Preferred)
• Freight Forwarding: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location