Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
- Freight forwarding
- Freight forwarding company
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare and submit reports
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Provide customer service
- Communicate with ships, aircraft and other remote operations
- Keep track of shipments
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
- Quote fares and rates
- Prepare bills of lading, invoices and other shipping documents
- Prepare and process import and export documents and other forms on behalf of clients
- Determine method of shipment
- Compute shipping costs
- Charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts
- Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Accurate
- Initiative
- Punctuality
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Commission