Start Date: 2023-2024
Training Duration: 12–18 months
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Atlanta, GA
Compensation: $18.00 per hour
Housing: not provided
This host company is located close to downtown Atlanta and is a global logistics provider. The program participant will learn about regulations in the U.S. Logistics Industry, perform various shipment duties, review promotional materials, and prepare export/import shipping documents. The participant will gain organizational and time management skills and will acquire customer service experience in high-volume businesses.
Position Description:
- Responsible for handling Ocean Export and import documentation
- Monitor containers from origin to destination to ensure on-time delivery to avoid delays or storage charges.
- Tracking & handling all aspects of shipments from origin to destination
- Sending pre-alerts, making files, tracking shipments, issuing Bill of Lading, liaising with customs brokers & steamship lines.
- Responsible from start to completion for the export & import process
- Quote transportation and ocean freight rates to overseas offices.
- Consult and advise partners on the best methods
- Communicate with export-related authorities, customers, and suppliers to ensure efficient, positive, and lawful relationships
Applicant Qualifications:
- To apply for the Internship program, you must be an undergraduate student of logistics, business, or similar OR a recent graduate starting the program within 12 months of graduation.
- To apply for the Trainee program, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in logistics, business, or similar and at least 1 year of work experience OR be a career professional of 5 or more years in related field.
- Applicants must speak advanced English
- Proficiency with MS Excel (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP – role in Excel heavy)
- Strong math and computer skills
- Exceptional attention to accuracy, detail, and time management
- Ability to communicate, present, and negotiate effectively