Freight Forwarding Coordinator
Sovana Global Logistics LLC
Sterling, VA
Expired: over a month ago
Applications are no longer accepted.
- $50,000 to $60,000 Yearly
- Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Retirement
- Full-Time
Job Description
Company Info
Job Description
Benefits:
Air Freight Forwarder Duties
The role of the Air Freight Forwarder is to build client, carrier and agent relationships and to obtain preferential air freight rates. Duties include:
Air Freight Forwarder Requirements
Education:
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company parties
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Air Freight Forwarder Duties
The role of the Air Freight Forwarder is to build client, carrier and agent relationships and to obtain preferential air freight rates. Duties include:
- Coordination of all Air Import/Export Freight activities, including quotations, bookings, documentation, data entry, shipment tracking and billing.
- Issuance of airway bills, bills of lading, invoicing, and maintenance of documentation of shipment records.
- Communication with airlines, vendors, truckers, customers, warehouse personnel, etc.
- Verification of weights and dimensions of cargo and maintenance of records of discrepancies.
- Advise clients of transport alternatives, terms of delivery, insurance, freight costs, import/export requirements, scheduling, and payments.
- Negotiation of spot rates with service providers.
- Compliance with regulatory requirements for dangerous/controlled goods transport, export control declarations, permits, licenses and filings.
- Preparation and maintenance of monthly performance reports.
- Verification of payable invoices prior to transmission to accounting.
- Monitoring and maintenance of inbound/outbound freight activities and verification of accuracy of records.
- Data entry into the company logistics software of invoices, AWBs and other documentation records.
- Regular maintenance of all points of contacts with company customers, vendors and agents.
- At least two years of prior experience is preferred.
Air Freight Forwarder Requirements
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
- Freight Forwarding: 3 years (Required)
- ITAR Export Compliance: 2 years (Required)
- import/export: 3 years (Preferred)
- fluent English (Preferred)
- Spanish (Preferred)
- IATA DGR Class 6 certifcation (Required)
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