Job Description
About Albion Staffing Solutions:
Albion has been offering Temp; Contract and Direct Hire Staffing Services for 20-years from offices located throughout South Florida. Offering General Admin/Clerical and Light Industrial staffing services, Albion also specializes in the Logistics, Allied Healthcare and Banking industries.
About this Position:
Albion Staffing Solutions is in need of Operations Support for a large freight forwarding company in Atlanta, GA. Coordinate air/export/import shipments and related activities in accordance with customer and/or forwarding agent requirements, and company objectives.
Principle Accountabilities:
Booking, documentation, costing, billing, filing, coordination, quoting, tracking and customer service.
Arrange cargo transportation with all applicable parties.
Plan and optimize shipment routes.
Coordinate with customers, agents and vendors.
Prepare, distribute or otherwise process all required documentation including AWB, BOLs, invoices, export declarations (EEI), import documentation, pre alerts, debit and credit notes and others, as required.
Create and maintain detailed shipment files.
Establish and/or maintain detailed customer-service profiles.
Monitors shipments and always keep all parties informed of the shipment status .
Ability to trouble shoot and work with programmers to communicate issues with operating
system as it relates to the completion of Air / Ocean / Import / Export documentation.
Knowledge of FMC AND NVOCC, rules and regulations.
Good customer service and communication skills ability to build report with clients to win more freight forwarding opportunities.
Team player able to work with warehouse operations to optimize receiving and shipping efficiencies.
Ability to develop overseas agent relationships and customers.
Education and work experience requirements/ skills:
Minimum of 2 years prior work experience in the logistics and transportation industry, preparing and processing international air or ocean shipments, in-transit shipments and/or inland-freight shipments.
Associates degree, vocational training in a related field or a minimum of two years of college coursework preferred.
US export-compliance training preferred.
Air DG training preferred.
Computer literate.
Fluent in English and Spanish.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
Capacity for team work and willingness to assist others.
Ability to display professionalism and courteousness at all times.
Team player with ability to work with cross-functional teams and all levels of management
Magaya preferred.
ACE system knowledge preferred.
Must have Air experience
Shipping Documentation
Import and Export Knowledge
Workplace Location:
Applicants will work in the customer's facilities in Atlanta, GA
Candidate Advice:
- Albion uses E-Vertify to verify employment eligibility.
- Pre-Employment and random Drug and Background testing applicable.
- Only Local Candidates will be considered; no relocation provided.
- A clean background needed for employment in Freight Forwarding locations as TSA/STA Certification will be needed.
- Reliable Transportation to/from the workplace is necessary.
Applying for this position:
Please apply via the Link displayed or directly into Albion's Talent Community at: https://jobs.albionstaffing.com/jobs