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Expeditors Transcon Agent in Helsinki, Finland

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 is to 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!

Want to work in an international environment, focused on helping customers get their goods in and out of Finland?

As our new Transon Agent, you will be part of our Finnish / Nordics team covering imports and exports via road transportation. Your primary goal will be to ensure a smooth and timely freight process and pickup of our customers’ freight.

In our team, we make a point of always ensuring accurate data, compliance with all procedures and the best customer service possible. We work independently, but always with a connection and a lifeline back to the team. And we pride ourselves on practicing open, honest communication and having a good laugh.

In your daily work you will be interacting directly with our customers, suppliers, as well as Expeditors colleagues at other locations.

Our office is located in Vantaa, near the airport with good connections.

We offer a supportive, friendly working environment, where everybody works together towards achieving our goals and fulfilling our mission.

At Expeditors, we have a long tradition of offering development opportunities to employees in all job functions as well as a very competitive bonus program for all employees. You will receive adequate and personalized training and education to keep your skills and knowledge sharp and up to date. We also offer an advantageous benefit program that includes elements such as employee stock options, private health care, health benefit and regular health checks.

Key responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will be to arranging our customers shipments and ensure a smooth and timely freight process flow for imports and exports in and out of Finland, including:

  • Understand our customers’ procedures

  • Keeping customers’ standard operating procedures (SOPs) updated

  • Accurate and timely data entry into our operational system

  • Handle Track and Trace files and reporting

  • Accurate and timely customer and supplier invoicing

  • Timely pickup and clearance of freight

  • Interacting with and maintaining good relationships with customers and suppliers

  • Timely communication with customers, suppliers, and colleagues

     

We are looking forward to a colleague that:

  • Has great communication skills

  • Is fluent in both spoken and written Finnish and English

  • Is a true team player

  • Has a superior customer service and positive, proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to learn

  • Has good computer skills and experience working with common IT-systems (i.e. Excel, outlook etc.)

  • Previous experience working as a freight forwarder with ocean, airfreight, trucking and/or customs procedures is an advantage (yet not requirement)

To comply with international and local laws and regulations, your employment with Expeditors is dependent on you passing an extended security check with the Finnish police.

Expeditors offers excellent benefits.

Please note the deadline for applications on this role is 30th April 2024.

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