Freight Forwarders
Air Export Agent, Air Export Coordinator, Freight Forwarder, GSA Coordinator (General Services Administration Coordinator)
What they do:
Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.
On the job, you would:
- Negotiate shipping rates with freight carriers.
- Arrange for special transport of sensitive cargoes, such as livestock, food, or medical supplies.
- Arrange for applicable duties, taxes, or paperwork for customs clearance.
Knowledge
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Business
- administrative services
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- bringing people together to solve differences
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- notice when problems happen
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Analytical Thinking
- Achievement/Effort
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- SAP software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Arcline ArcFreight
- TMW Enterprise Transportation Management Systems
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Explore More
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- Postal Service Clerks
- Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks
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