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Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Employee Referral Program Bonus

Please note, this opportunity does not sponsor work visas and has no relocation assistance.

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Company Description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

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Job Description

• To maintain a very good relationship with the service providers.
• To maintain always the most updated local port or airport charges, storage and demurrage.
• To maintain always the most updated local transportation charges.
• To build very good relationship with the local carriers and co-loaders.
• To requests rates from local carriers, as well as from destination/origin offices and compare the same with Share point and contract agreements.
• To check with customer service persons, sales team or managers on the profit margin to be added.
• To revert on requests with quotes within 24 hours, if any delay in receipt of rates, an interim email to the sent to the respective person.
• Quotes to be prepared using the Quoting Database or Approved Quote Format as per company policy.
• To keep good relationship with Sales, Customer Service and to collect feedback for each and every quote.
• Updating the Quote Log with feedback for Market analysis.
• If rejected, the correct reason must be updated
• To gather as much information as possible (carrier’s name, transit time, services used) to be able to quote better and get a high closing ratio.
• To run weekly report through the Quoting Database and analyze the information and keep department managers aware of the best carrier to use from the best port/airport.
• To keep all quotes submitted confidential and never disclose the information to anyone outside the department.
• To make sure job is executed as per company guidelines and policies.
• To always update the team with the GRI, PSS and rate fluctuations and changes whenever they occur.

Qualifications

• Oral and written proficiency in the English language
• Well versed with the trade market
• Pricing experience in the required market
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment
• Sense of urgency for goal achievement
• Self-motivated with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong rapport and relationship-building focused ·
• Empowered to make quick decisions in response to changing conditions
• Influences others to action
• Timeliness and accountability for results
• Presentation skills