Import-Export Representative

Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health: Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options. Process Customs and Border Protection documentation and Transport coordination correctly and accurately in accordance with Customs and Border Protection laws, regulations, and Panasonic Logistics Solutions America Inc. policy by performing the following duties.

Overview:

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey!

Responsibilities:

Import-Export Representative

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Meet the Recruiter: Amber Smallwood

What You'll Get To Do:

Process Customs and Border Protection documentation and Transport coordination correctly and accurately in accordance with Customs and Border Protection laws, regulations, and Panasonic Logistics Solutions America Inc. policy by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties:

• Provide excellence in customer service.
• Request shipping documents to Freight Forwarders or customers.
• Open file with Arrival Notice, Bill of Lading, and Commercial Invoice.
• Examine invoices and shipping documents for conformity with Customs regulations.
• Process In Bonds and Delivery Order for incoming Ocean shipments and ensure to send to carriers and follow up until delivery at destination.
• Communicate with customers, carriers, and warehouse personnel to ensure delivery shipments on time.
• Ensure that all In-bonds arrived and exported conformity with Customs regulations.
• Request cancelled in bonds to carrier and consignee.
• Transport coordination for cross border shipments.
• Create and update tab in PECSA loading plan report for In-bonds.
• Process T&E for ITs received at PLSA warehouse.
• Process In Bond and Delivery Order for incoming LCL shipments and ensure documents are sent to carriers and follow up until delivery at destination.
• Coordinate freight arrival with warehouse personnel.
• Request Manipulation approval to US Customs and Border Protection.
• Request freight invoices to carriers for billing purposes.
• Process billing for all open files and assembly of invoices.
• Responsible for filing all closed files.
• Process In-Bond numbers for files.
• Create pre-shipments and enter In-bond information in Sirius.
• Up-load Arrival notice, Bill of lading, commercial invoice and packing list in Sirius.
• Update information every day in excel report “CONTENEDORES PIDSA”
• Update information in excel report “STATUS TRAILERS” when is required.
• Fill out “PLSA_PYMT_AUTH” to request payments to accounting.
• Organize original Export In-bonds, create a list of In-bonds and file.
• Overtime may apply when requested by Customer.

 

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma and some college and/or equivalent industry experience. 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write clear and understandable paragraphs that conform to prescribed style and format. 

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Accurate 10-key skills.

 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications:

What You'll Bring:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma and some college and/or equivalent industry experience. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical documents. 
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 
• Ability to write clear and understandable paragraphs that conform to prescribed style and format. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Accurate 10-key skills.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. 

 

The hourly range of $18.50 - $19.50 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

 

​We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!​

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic.

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