Traffic and Customs Coordinator-French # 26-27222
- Laval, QC, Canada
$32.4 USD / hour · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- $32.4 USD / hour
- Job type
- Contract
- Apply by
- Experience
- 2-3 years of experience in transport and customs environment
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Duration: 12 months (possible extension)
Description:
This is an onsite role and candidate will work at the Laval office minimum three (3) times every week.
The role requires a candidate who is proficient in French and English language.
Traffic and Customs Coordinator
The Traffic & Customs Coordinator is responsible for ensuring conformity to all transportation
related activities required to make our product available to our customers. These tasks include,
among others, planning, handling and follow up of incoming international shipments, serving
clients in remote regions, special requests, in-transit delays, and resolving and responding to
diverse queries by email.
What you’ll do
- The incumbent organizes all ‘non-standard’ transport activities including weekly
shipments to remote areas, quotes and logistics for urgent same day deliveries.
Responds to queries from transport companies, follows up documents in- transit delays
in TIR (Transport Issue Report) and initiates corrective actions to avoid loss of product
while in transit. - The coordinator also ensures that critical timelines related to seasonal Winter shipments
are not exceeded through use of appropriate carriers and risk mitigation strategies.
Maintain Client Quality standards and serve as liaison between transport firms and
- Investigates transport issues following a customer complaint and documents root cause/
corrective actions in Rexis database. - The T&C Coordinator will also address and resolve customs related problems
concerning product import/export, liaising closely with customs brokers, responding to
customs-related questions from Global, and supplying any T & C related documentation
requested by auditors. Handle logistics for the export of materials, specimens, returns for
investigation or instruments to other countries and affiliates. - Acts as a liaison between external stakeholder, such as brokers, forwarders, transport
companies and internal stakeholders such as hubs, Receiving, Supply Chain Planning,
IL Team, etc. for the inbound as well as outbound shipments. - Monitors T&C generic email and responds to any inquiries from external and internal
parties. - Maintains transportation zones in SAP for the customer creation process. Creates
customer specifics in ‘TMS’ tables when required. - Handles in-transit temperature abnormalities for inbound shipments resulting in Global
Quality investigations ex: generating reports, opening cases, disposition reports. - Maintains any out of SAP, non-inventoried shipment activities, such as; OE address
book creation, mailroom codes, carrier user ID creations etc. - Maintains archives for the T&C department in accordance with the Coremap retention
requirements. - Supports T&C Specialists with transport invoice audits.
- DES or equivalent
- 2-3 years of experience in transport and customs environment
- CCS (Certified Customs Coordinator) certification is an asset
- SAP knowledge is an asset
- Bilingual French/English
- Experience with Canadian customs process, including Harmonized System (HS) code
classification and tariff determination is an asset - Excel knowledge
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability, combined with effective business judgment and
ability to communicate clearly. - While working on multiple tasks at a time, they are focused on the details while finding
creative ways to solve big picture challenges. - Organized, detail-oriented, and able to deal with ambiguity in a constantly evolving
environment. - Accurately anticipates future consequences to current action
- Seeks out and harnesses available data sources to make informed decisions to optimize
customer interactions and experiences. - Focuses in quickly on the key issues
- Integrates multiple streams of information into a coherent strategy
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Responsibilities
Coordinate non-standard, inbound, and outbound shipments, including international, urgent, remote-area, and seasonal deliveries; monitor delays and temperature issues, resolve customs problems, and coordinate with carriers, brokers, and internal teams. Maintain transportation and customer data, investigate and document transport issues, support invoice audits, and manage required records and shipment documentation.
Requirements
Requires a DES or equivalent and 2–3 years of experience in transportation and customs, along with French and English proficiency. CCS certification, SAP knowledge, Canadian customs experience including HS classification and tariff determination, and Excel knowledge are assets; strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and problem-solving are also expected.
Skills
- Transportation Coordination
- Customs Coordination
- International Shipping
- Import And Export
- Canadian Customs Processes
- Harmonized System Code Classification
- Tariff Determination
- SAP
- Excel
- Shipment Tracking
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective Actions
- Problem-Solving
- Data-Informed Decision-Making
- French And English Bilingual Communication
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Categories
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Transportation Coordination
- Customs Coordination
- International Shipments
- Import And Export
- Canadian Customs
- Harmonized System Codes
- Tariff Determination
- SAP
- TMS
- Excel
- Transport Issue Report
- Rexis Database
- Customs Brokers
- Freight Forwarders
- Carrier Coordination
- Shipment Tracking
- In-Transit Delays
- Temperature Abnormalities
- Quality Investigations
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective Actions
- Invoice Audits
- CCS Certification
- French
- English
- Document Retention