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Description

Our LAX Air Gateway office is seeking an Air Import Agent. This role is for an individual with excellent communication and customer service skills. This individual will multi-task and prioritize duties in a fast-paced environment while providing best-in-class customer service. The Agent evaluates branch’s needs and coordinates freight transfers accordingly, ensuring branch transit expectations and customer deadlines are met.

Responsibilities:

• Understand each branch’s customers and their unique needs, in order to meet expectations on a daily basis

• Respond to branch/customer inquiries and follow-up to ensure issue resolution

• Collaborate with support staff, overseas offices and other third parties to ensure efficiency, continued exemplary customer service, and relationship development

• Focused on getting the job done, but being flexible to meet individual branch/customer needs when communicated

• Understand and input applicable financial components of shipments for proper billing of customers

• Handle existing shipments in proprietary system, editing and updating shipments which will be visible by parties overseas and customers online

• Prepare and review routine reports

• Provide support (reporting, documentation, etc.) to Sales Executives and Account Managers as they prepare for business reviews

• Ensure adherence to branch SOPs, US Customs regulations, and company standards

• Act as a resource to explain the import arrival and transfer process to branch representatives

• Work with partner airline carriers to book space and negotiate rates

• Plan and instruct warehouse to build Airline ULDs

• Create and maintain consolidation schedules

  Requirements

Required shift is Friday - Tuesday AM Shift

Bachelor’s degree preferred, High school diploma or GED required

Minimum 1-3 years of Air Freight experience required

Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven office environment

Excellent verbal & written communication skills and phone etiquette

Positive outlook and attitude at all times (face to face, email, phone, etc)

Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively

Exceptional customer service skills and meticulous follow up

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

Robert Half puts you in the best position to succeed by advocating on your behalf and promoting you to employers. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity – even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/mobile) and get 1-tap apply, instant notifications for AI-matched jobs, and more.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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