Ocean Import Supervisor

Job Description

As an Ocean Import Supervisor, it will be your primary responsibility to support the Ocean Import Manager in the smooth running of the department. You will be required to take the necessary steps to help develop the Ocean Import Product within the market place through focus on Operations, Finances, Sales, People, Systems, and Culture in adherence to the company’s policy and procedures.

• 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 company’s 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, 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.

• 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.

Support the manager in the following areas:

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with vendors (ocean carriers, trucking companies, and others)
• Working to be our vendors lowest cost customer promoting market solutions.
• Evaluating vendors at defined intervals per company policy, focusing on areas of possible improvement with corrective action plans where.

Support the manager and or the sales department where needed:

• Pro-actively provide pricing alternatives, routing solutions and technical assistance to clients through internal sales both regional and global.
• Respond to requests for proposal, quotation or information timely and with market competitive pricing matching the scope of service required by the customer.
• Take an active role in the transition of new business/ updates to existing business.
• Participate to retention calls and complete customer reviews and with your regular customers to document in the CRS.

• Meet weekly or more if required with the department manager.

Support the manager as required and applicable in the following areas:

• Proactively work to maintain accounts payment within 30 days.
• Ensure company credit procedures are followed and utilized effectively.
• Manage accounts payable to vendors (ocean carriers, truckers etc.) utilizing BNP.
• Manage intercompany accounting discrepancies via AJAX report.

• 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.

• Proactively promote the company’s 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Attitude, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor, and Visionary.

• Ensure department is using all system tools to their greatest advantage based on your department size and organization. (e.g. using edoc, import database, and other system generated reports to manage by exception)
• Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements into your department.
• Be involved and suggest system/process improvements.
• Set the tone of this environment within your department
• Maintain a positive relationship with the Trade Compliance Manager and support all compliance efforts and trainings.

Qualifications

If interested,as aninternal candidate, you must discuss this opportunity with your Supervisor and Manager prior to applying.

• Expeditors company policies and procedures knowledge
• A good understanding of Expeditors’ products, services and systems
• Strong market and competition knowledge

• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
• Good Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word etc.).

• Emotional resilience
• Self-reflecting and open to feedback
• Initiative and ability to work in autonomy
• Role model of integrity and pride for all employees
• Proven supervisory attitude

• Meet company standards of 52 hours training per year, including as needed management/leadership training

• 2 years of industry specific qualification (country specific).

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
• Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program

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