Serve as the customer service liaison for freight forwarding: select carriers and routings, process and file shipment documentation in Cargowise/AS400, coordinate with overseas agents and warehouse staff, calculate rates and conversions, complete invoicing and ensure 95%+ data accuracy, assist customers with tracking and issues, and comply with carrier and government regulations.
Senior Account Representative - FFW
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team:
- Serves as the customer service liaison between GEODIS and the customer
- Select appropriate carrier and routing based on shipment characteristics or customer requirements
- Processes all documents and information requests received from GEODIS
- Opens files, enters notes, information and document requests in Cargowise system
- Sends information/document requests to company's employees, suppliers, service providers or overseas production offices as needed
- Communicates with specified offices, departments, and teams on all issues in addition to customers, carriers, and vendors
- Files document requests, correspondence and documents in a file folder identified by the applicable shipping number
- Coordinates shipping details with overseas agent
- Convert and verify shipment weight and volume
- Calculate rates and price conversions; profit and loss analysis
- Assist customers with question complaints, requests, tracking and tracing
- Completes invoicing requirements accurately and within Company DETI time requirements
- Ensure all shipment data elements are entered accurately and timely within company IRIS requirements maintaining a minimum 95% accuracy level
- Arrange bookings with airlines, ocean carriers, and/or trucking companies, review documentation, issue documents to meet government regulations and carrier regulations
- Instruct warehouse staff to properly build and deliver against pick lists manifest to gain profitability
- Ensure email and telephone calls are promptly and politely answered
What you need:
- Intermediate proficiency in AS400 and Cargowise
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in custom brokerage, importation or exportation of goods or an equivalent combination of both education and experience
- Must have a familiarity with potential client systems including ERP systems, TMS and WMS applications and other software solutions common in the logistics industry
- Intermediate efficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- 401k match
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
- Employee discounts
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
- Free financial wellness programs
- Daycare discount program
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
- + more!
Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview!
OR
- Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!
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