Ground Network Service Agent Fri-Mon 8pm-5am
Required skills
- warehouse management system
- e.tms Export
- e.tms Import
- load manifests
- bills of lading
- OS&D
- GDP
- Goods Distribution Practice
Nice to have
- cargo integrity
- cargo sort
- dock plans
- trailer inventories
- yard services
- security
Role summary
This Ground Network Service Agent position operates on a Friday-Monday, 8 PM-5 AM schedule. The role involves allocating workloads, ensuring deadlines are met, and contributing to department meetings and goal reviews. Key responsibilities include assisting management with staffing, scheduling, developing best practices for load utilization and cargo integrity, and implementing cargo sort operating plans. The agent will also manage documentation, trailer inventories, yard services, and monitor OS&D shipments. Experience with warehouse management systems and GDP training are required, along with strong communication skills. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for development.
- Allocate workloads within the department.
- Make sure department deadlines are being met in a timely manner.
- Contribute to the effective weekly department meetings with team.
- Review department goals and business plan periodically with team to ensure buy-in and accountability.
- Assist the Regional Manager in establishing all staffing requirements and scheduling to support Ground Network Services operations.
- Assist in developing and implementing best practices for load utilization and cargo integrity.
- Assist the warehouse manager in developing and implementing cargo sort operating plans and work instructions, including dock plans for door schedules and sequencing, staging and segregation, door load assignments, and processing times as necessary.
- make sure the warehouse receives all required documentation including load manifests and bills of lading. Assist in managing trailer inventories, yard services, security, and access to facilitate the sortation operations.
- Monitor OS&D shipments.
- Support documentation as needed, including processing consolidations in e.tms Export and Import and monitoring workflows.
- Work with the team on meeting KPI standards, as per the company’s procedures.
- Identifying potential capacity constraints in the scheduled network.
- Assist in enacting contingencies to expand ad hoc capacity as needed, and arranging reroutes and additional trucks as necessary.
- Ensure service provider equipment is in place at regional branches to facilitate operations.
- Expertise in warehouse management system used in facility & supporting technology
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- GDP (Goods Distribution Practice) Trained
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
- Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- The position pays $20.00-$28.00 per hour. Based on education and experience.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Company Description
We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!
Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
Our Mission
We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!
