StepUp is seeking an Import Specialist to deliver best-in-class Customs Brokerage services to our customers. This is a unique opportunity to build your customs brokerage and freight forwarding career inside a growing organization that has a global reach and is built around the importance of a local, personal touch. “Global trade starts with us” – and if you’re skilled, eager, and hard-working, we’d love to talk.
This position is based in our Chicago (Elk Grove Village) location.
StepUp Group provides the following:
- Comprehensive Training
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Generous quarterly incentive plan based on branch profitability
- Comprehensive benefits package and 401K Retirement Plan with company match
- Friendly, positive work environment in a casual setting with dedicated co-workers
- Opportunity for advancement inside a growing company that is a leader in its field and supports all employees working together to “build something great”
Responsibilities to include but are not limited to:
- Prepare Customs entry documentation in compliance with US Customs regulations
- Opening airfreight shipments
- Data entry of client shipment detail and update of shipment milestones
- Route, coordinate and track shipments
- File and monitor Us Customs security data sets
- Actively communicate to insure 100% client satisfaction and full visibility of shipment status
- File Partner Government Agency data sets (Food & Drug, Fish & Wildlife, etc.)
- Create and maintain client Excel spreadsheets that ensure government agency compliance