Import & Export Coordinator

Medline • Northbrook, IL

1d • $22 - $31

About The Position

Determine, audit and provide shipping and charges information for brokerage, ocean freight, inland freight and other costs associated with the delivery of goods. Ensure correct costs are billed from negotiated rates. Generate, audit and submit shipping information from various sources into SAP for complete supply chain visibility. Includes all processes from container setup through release of goods and delivery to Distribution Centers. Audit charges for services including brokerage, storage, ocean freight and inland freight and create service PO's for those charges in SAP. Answer questions and resolve issues involving all areas of imports supply chain process from customs brokers, ocean carriers, inland carriers and internal employees. Run various reports to analyze broker, trucker and ocean carrier performance. Audit service provider statements to ensure all invoices are posted into A/P system. Audit duty charges and prepare daily detail report of US Customs ACH charges for month end journal entry processing. Provide proper entry information to US government, ocean carriers, truckers and customs brokers to ensure Medline compliance with US regulations for importation of goods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years work experience with freight forwarder or customer’s broker.
• Ability in data entry and data auditing in an SAP or similar environment.
• Experience with SAP experience.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: adding developer tab, creating a macro, formatting table style, inserting comments and/or creating a mail merge).

Responsibilities

• Determine, audit and provide shipping and charges information for brokerage, ocean freight, inland freight and other costs associated with the delivery of goods.
• Ensure correct costs are billed from negotiated rates.
• Generate, audit and submit shipping information from various sources into SAP for complete supply chain visibility.
• Audit charges for services including brokerage, storage, ocean freight and inland freight and create service PO's for those charges in SAP.
• Answer questions and resolve issues involving all areas of imports supply chain process from customs brokers, ocean carriers, inland carriers and internal employees.
• Run various reports to analyze broker, trucker and ocean carrier performance.
• Audit service provider statements to ensure all invoices are posted into A/P system.
• Audit duty charges and prepare daily detail report of US Customs ACH charges for month end journal entry processing.
• Provide proper entry information to US government, ocean carriers, truckers and customs brokers to ensure Medline compliance with US regulations for importation of goods.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.
• We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees