Pentagon Freight Services Hiring for IMPORT AGENT Job at Houston, TX Full Time

Position Summary
The Import Agent is responsible to provide import process efficiently and work jointly with logistics distribution services groups to ensure movements of goods primarily via air and ocean that are compliance and aiming improvements on-time delivery of goods to local business segments.

Compliance
You are required to operate within:

• Pentagon Freight Services QHSE, human resources and standard operating procedures
• Legal requirements including but not limited to, customs, quarantine and transport security
• Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance guidelines
• Customers policies and procedures

Position Responsibilities
The Import Agent is responsible and accountable for (but not limited to) the following:

• Assist team in coordinating Air and Ocean Import operations
• Liaising with clients and providing high level customer service
• Handling import customer inquiries and requests for transport
• Providing quotations as required
• Liaising with overseas agents / offices to obtain rates and charges
• Preparation of the U.S. Customs Import Documentation entered our in-house system with a clear understanding of US Customs regulations /requirements.
• Coordinate timely clearance and delivery
• Tracking and tracing shipments and updating clients with expected delivery schedule
• Registering import freight shipments and processing related documentation
• Ensuring all necessary documents are received from overseas offices to enable import shipments and clearances to take place
• Liaising with air and shipping lines, brokers and relevant government bodies
• Ensuring that all creditor invoices are checked for compliance with agreed rates and approved for payment in a timely manner
• Ensuring that all clients are invoiced in accordance with agreed rate registers where applicable

Selection Criteria –* Essential*

• Two years or more of logistics and supply chain industry related experience
• Knowledge of the Import industry including air, ocean and land
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate (verbally and intuitively) effectively with both customers and Pentagon staff. Including all levels of management.
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team environment

Selection Criteria –* Desirable*

• Previous experience working with Customs and Brokers
• CargoWise experience highly preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• NVOCC Experience

Qualifications / Licenses

• High school Diploma required

Working Conditions/ Physical Demands

• Tolerant of working in an office environment and sitting for an extended period of time.
• Regularly required to move objects exceeding 50lbs, including push, pull, lift and reach.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel and bend at the waist for extended periods of time.
• Vision abilities required include close-up vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Frequently (8 hours) uses fingers and hands for type and writing.

Job Type: Full-time