Export Specialist

Location: New York

Jas is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.the role of the export specialist is to facilitate the movement of products/equipment/ materials out of the country, via ocean and air freight, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, and to comply with relevant local, country and international laws and processes.

In addition, this role provides customer service with regard to bookings, rates, document production, accounting, agent interaction and problem solving.essential functions:prepare and coordinate the necessary documentation for the efficient, cost-effective and lawful execution of all export activitiescoordinate cargo pick up/transfer and monitor statuscommunicate with export related authorities, customers and suppliers, in all relevant territories and countries, to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activitiesobtain spot rates when necessarycommunicate/correspond with overseas agents and clients in a timely manner, to include: pre-alerts, rate requests, shipment status, etc.track

shipments and update customers/agents of statuscreate and maintain customer filescreate customer invoice and approve payablesaudit files to ensure accuracy and completionensure accurate data entry and document upload into the systemassist other departments/divisions as needed, or when requested by department or branch managerother duties as assignedsupervisory responsibilities:none qualifications:minimum 3 years’ experience handling exports (air and/or ocean) or combination of education and expertise required excellent organizational skills excellent communication skillsflexibilitystrong computer skills including microsoft office suite a plusdetail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlinesable to work in a team and independently knowledge of us customs laws, practices and procedureseducation and experience:high school diploma or ged required experience handling the full life cycle of exports (air and/or ocean) or combination of education and expertise requiredfluency in english required, additional languages preferred experience in freight forwarding industry preferred environment :100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions.

Travel will be (up to__ %) required in support of the position’s responsibilities.while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment.additional :the responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the company’s business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.the above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the  accordance with new york state law, we are committed to providing pay transparency to all job applicants. For this position, the hourly pay range is $27 - $31.25/hr, depending on qualifications and experience. This range represents the full compensation potential for this role, and the specific compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on factors such as skills, experience, and other relevant qualifications.

In addition to base salary, jas forwarding offers a comprehensive benefits package,…