Operations

Customs Brokerage Team Lead

Job Description

Customs Brokerage Team Lead

Who We Are:

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Your role on the team: 

  • Maximizes team productivity by ensuring team is reaching max file count, evaluating ETA of shipment versus need to help other team with late documents
  • Informs management where team can assist or where assist is needed to reduce overtime 
  • Leads team per client SOP’s, follows through on client requests, ACH, post-entry audit, oversees workflow including classification, entry, billing, OGA issues ensuring team efficiency; assess ongoing/additional training needs of team members
  • Assists team members in resolving issues with Customs, OGA’s and Carriers Monitors Customs exams to prevent mis-deliveries and to ensure proper handling by account rep. Must verify original delivery order was cancelled and new delivery order for delivery to exam site was issued.
  • Monitors Entry Status Report to ensure proper handling of Customs holds and exams, and to ensure entries are not being held up in Customs
  • Reviews rejected entries and Post Entry work (SIL, Entry Cancellations) and have them checked by Import Supervisor before returning them to Customs
  • Monitors payables and receivables for all accounts. Ensure account reps are checking for open receivables before making entry. Resolve accounting discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Monitors Entries Not Scanned Report to ensure compliance with office scanning policy
  • Audits all entries before being submitted to Customs and before 10th day
  • Reviews daily billing to ensure no revenue opportunities are missed and to identify billing problem areas (i.e. multiple billing errors, using wrong codes, etc.) 
  • Ensures CF28’s and CF29’s are resolved properly with assistance of Import Supervisor 
  • Ensures TIB’s are closed in a timely fashion and obtain approval from Import Supervisor for new TIB’s
  • Ensures all active customers have an accurate customer profile with a valid power of attorney
  • Ensures team members have completed Ceridian Time and Attendance by noon on Mondays after payroll – amend any errors and coach where needed 
  • Notifies appropriate supervisor(s) regarding staff attendance, i.e., tardiness or absence 
  • Performs direct reports annual reviews 
  • Enforces dress code 
  • Ensures staff has completed required training courses 
  • Ensures team member’s in-bins are emptied daily and that team member’s desks are kept neat and organized 
  • Disseminates pertinent information to team members

What you need: 

  • Minimum 2 years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and training 
  • Brokerage License preferred
  • Ability to apply basic calculations as related to quantities of product picked 
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions 
  • Ability to supervise and/or direct the work of others

What you gain from joining our team: 

  • Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
  • Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment!
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
  • 401k match
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
  • Employee discounts
  • Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
  • Free financial wellness programs
  • Daycare discount program
  • Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
  • + more! 

Join our Team!

  • Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview.

OR

  • Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!

Job Details

Job Title Customs Brokerage Team Lead
Career Area Operations
Location(s) Philadelphia, PA, USA
Job ID d1705837-0fe2-4346-a673-9b9e914a4a52
Pay Rate
Pay Range Annually