International Shipping Specialist
Houston, TX, United States
Direct Hire opportunity for an International Shipping Specialist, working at a Steel/Metal manufacturing company located in the NW/290 area of Houston. The International Shipping Specialist will be responsible for Backing up on Preparing shipping documents for submission to freight forwarder and Processing IC orders (Dubai, UK, Shanghai, Singapore and Canada). As part of the team, you will also be jointly responsible for contributing towards the achievement of the companys strategic and operational targets and overall business aims.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Communicate with IC order/moves
Keep files up to date with imports and exports
Prepare orders to ship via Fed-Ex, DHL and UPSs
Gather all documents for vendor bill invoices
Enter in freight charges to POs for submission to accounts payable
Prepare proforma invoices for overseas clearance
Back up on scheduling trucks for deliveries of material
Backup on communication with freight forwards regarding containers, ocean shipments and air shipments
Creating BOL & invoices for shipments
Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum of 1-4 years of related field experience
Experience in manufacturing or O&G related field preferred.
Computer skills a must
Possess knowledge of material, customer requirements and sales order structure
Good organizational, problem solving and verbal/written communication skills