Import Specialist Job Listing at Kelly Services in Schaumburg, IL (Job ID 9423770)

Description

Let Kelly Services find your dream job!

Kelly Services is seeking an experienced Import Specialist in Schaumburg, IL.

This is a contract to hire opportunity, meaning you will get hired directly after 3-4 months, depending on your performance and attendance.

Our client is rapidly growing and offering advancement opportunities to help build your career and skillset. They offer a culture that is second to none, where you will immediately feel like part of this company. They are a company that values its employees, provides training, support, and tools to continuously grow skill set, ability, and success. Our client offers an excellent training program, with an excellent internal promotion rate.
Interested candidates can reply to this ad, or send their updated resume to: nancy.spisak@kellyservices.com
Can also call Nancy at 630-506-8757

Shifts and pay:
1st shift: 8am – 430pm
Pay: $23-27, depending on experience.

Job Summary:
Develops a thorough understanding of clients' shipping requirements and patterns.
Demonstrates sound customer service and data entry skills to support growth within current position. Gains job related regulatory knowledge of current position.
Reviews and processes day to day operations, evaluates and recommends equipment needs. Plans and schedules appropriate service line for situation (ground, expedited, air, ocean, etc.) to maintain an effective balance between customer service and shipment costs. 
Manage the day-to-day operations of customs formalities that comply with the current U.S. Regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Enter transportation data from a regulatory and tracking perspective.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are met, and proper documentation, including transit documents and customs clearances, exists for shipments.
• Ensure documentation is accurately processed, distributed, and released to carrier, forwarders, customers, and agents in a timely manner.
• Prepare all necessary data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, PODs, etc.) as specified by Customer Standard Operating Procedures.
• Maintain courteous, prompt, and efficient customer relations.
• Oversee and complete accurate billing to clients based on established pricing, while ensuring accurate costs and profits are maintained.
• Oversee the pick-up and transfer of shipments with appropriate partners.
• Establish knowledge of Incoterms and commercial invoice requirements. 
• Develop methods and procedures for transportation of commodities for designated shippers from local or offshore locations to warehouses, other storage facilities or final consignee locations.
• Prepare timely management information and reports as specified and requested by Branch Manager.
• Negotiate shipping rates and submit to Branch Manager for approval when necessary to be competitive.
• Prepare customs entries and customs bonds.
• Develop and maintain successful relationships with local vendors (e.g., airline representatives, freight forwarders, custom brokers, local pickup and delivery companies, regional trucking companies, line haul providers) as well as other co-load carriers.
• Establish and maintain all necessary procedures to assure a clean, properly organized, safe, and healthy environment for all personnel.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years operational experience in international transportation preferably with an international logistics provider
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and experience in PC, spreadsheets, and database applications (including Excel and Word)
• Bachelor's degree in business, Transportation, Logistics or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Dangerous Goods Certification preferred
• Knowledge of state, federal and international applicable laws, and regulations as they relate to primary services provided (i.e., Customs, Security, other import & export government agencies that regulate international trade)
• Cargo Wise Operating System experience

What are the perks?

• Job stability
• Working for a company that values its employees, provides training, support, and tools to continuously grow skill set, ability, and success
• Lots of room to grow

What are the benefits as an employee with Kelly?

•  https://www.mykelly.us/us-mykelly/perks/

Interested candidates can reply to this ad, or send their updated resume to: nancy.spisak@kellyservices.com
Can also call Nancy at 630-506-8757

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