Traffic Clerk (Temp to Perm)
About The Position
This is a temporary to permanent position for a Traffic Clerk. The role involves matching various shipping and payment documents, coordinating with freight carriers, maintaining compliance knowledge, preparing export and air freight paperwork, assisting with inventory data entry, and performing duties of Distribution Associates. The position also requires reporting unsafe conditions, participating in inventory counts, and working overtime as needed. Additionally, the role involves submitting orders for routing, ensuring timely shipment calls, completing international shipping documents, and adhering to customer compliance requirements to minimize chargebacks. A key aspect is the ability to recognize and anticipate areas of noncompliance.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write and speak English
- Working knowledge of using a PC and the internet – specific understanding of Microsoft Excel and how to manipulate data using sorting, filtering, and pivot table functions
- Valid IATA/ICAO, DOT 49 CFR, International Maritime Dangerous Goods certification
Nice To Haves
- Ability to lift heavy boxes
Responsibilities
- Match bills-of-lading, manifests, invoices, and packing slips
- Match bills-of-lading and/or packing slips to invoices for payment
- Contact freight carriers for all outbound shipments
- Maintain a working knowledge of all customers’ compliance
- Combine same day shipments onto one bill-of-lading
- Contact customer’s Traffic Department for all overweight shipment by phone, fax or the Internet
- Maintain a log of all calls made to carriers for pick-up
- Maintain log of all purchase order approvals
- Prepare all export paperwork
- Prepare all sir freight paperwork
- Assist Inventory Control with inputting inventory data entry
- Perform all job functions of Distribution Associates
- Report any unsafe work conditions to management
- Perform periodic cycle counts
- Participate in physical inventories
- Work overtime on an as needed basis
- Submit orders for routing on the internet/email following customer routing guide
- Ensure all outbound loads are called in for routing prior to cancellation dates
- Ensure all international shipping documents are completed properly
- Ensure all customer VCG requirements are followed to minimize Charge Backs
- Ability to recognize and anticipate areas of noncompliance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
