Customs Brokerage Supervisor

People:

• Identify with manager develop and mentor your No. 2
• Allocate workloads within team to ensure smooth operations during peak activity or staff absence
• Ensure team meets company standards of 52 hours training per year per employee
• Ensure that the new hires complete companys mandatory training within the first 6 months

Support the manager where needed:

• Participate to staff appraisals and at a minimum once per year per employee
• Ensure all staff and positions have job descriptions communicate clear expectations and are working with structured development plans.
• Contribute to the effective weekly department meetings with team.
• Review department goals and business plan periodically with team to ensure buy-in and accountability.

Operations:

• Monitor compliance at all times to regulations. This includes internal policies and procedures such as Operational Process Standards (OPS) and external government regulations or customer policies/requirements.
• Understand department process flow constantly looking for areas of improved efficiency.
• Ensure all customers standard operating procedures are followed as per the DLSOP.
• Ensure the system reports including but not limited to the below list are utilized at the level of frequency mentioned in order to effectively

Supervise operations:

• ECS report (weekly)
• Customs import stat1 (daily)

Support the manager in the following areas:

• Ensure all Customs Authorizations are valid Transit guarantees customer IPR/OPR/Warehousing authorizations
• Monitor undischarged Transit forms
• Monitor duty deferment usage and levels
• Monitor license/visa applications
• Ensure all documentation present for archiving purposes
• Meet with local customs to discuss performance delays red-channels customs developments and plans (to adapt country per country)

Customer:
Support the manger and or the sales department where needed:

• Make 5 calls per week Retention/Sales
• Ensure all new business is transitioned correctly
• Report all calls - sales and retention activities in CRM
• Issuance of customs proposal

Finance:

• Follow up the customs guarantee for various operations
• Follow up refunds with customs authorities
• Follow AR report review delegate chase
• Ensure every account has a credit limit and check for credit extension when needed
• Department P&L review identify plan

Compliance:

• Promote compliance in diligently following all company policies and regulations and in being the role model of integrity and pride for all employees.
• Proactively communicate with the team to ensure continuous awareness and understanding of policies and regulations.
• Maintain a positive relationship with the Trade Compliance Manager and support all compliance efforts and trainings.

Culture:
Proactively promote the companys 10 cultural attributes: Appearance Attitude Confidence Curiosity Excellence Integrity Pride Resolute Sense of Humor and Visionary.

Systems:

• Promote productivity tools (e.g. using edoc and edoc treeview customs database process management customs system)
• Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements with your team.
• Be involved and suggest system/process improvements.
• Set the tone of this environment within your team.
• Audit of files in accordance to AEO
• Management of customs system
• Send client report requests through the available database (expo request expo reporting)

Qualifications :

• Minimum 3-5 years of Customs Brokers experience including a minimum of 1-2 years in a management level
• Proven supervisory attitude.
• Good market and product knowledge.
• Effective interpersonal skills including proven abilities to listen comprehend effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
• Good computer skills (Excel Word).

Additional Information :

Expected base salary: $57000.00

Eligible for bonus

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days)
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical Prescription Drug Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Learning & Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time