What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customs Entry Writer position at Janel Group?
Janel Group is seeking a Customs Entry Writer 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 Portland, OR Office location.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Preparing and filing Customs entry documentation in compliance with US Customs regulations
- Proactively and aggressively resolve logistics and transportation issues with a customer-centered focus
- Collaborating with the team to deliver outstanding service to our customers while leveraging opportunities to grow our business
- Data entry of client shipment detail and update of shipment milestones
- Create and monitor exception reports in a consistent and timely manner
- Actively communicate with customers to ensure 100% satisfaction and full visibility of shipment status
- File Partner Government Agency (PGA) data sets (FDA, F&W, etc.) including FDA Prior Notice
- Maintain customer confidentiality where applicable
Key Requirements:
- 1 years relevant Freight Forwarding and/or Customs Entry Writing experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite
- Cargowise software knowledge is a plus!
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, laid-back 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 profit-sharing incentives
- A 401K Plan with company match
- Great culture and fun, laid-back 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 quarterly 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
Salary: $20/hr.-$27/hr.
Salary : $20 - $27
