What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Internship position at BDP International?
About PSA BDP:
PSA BDP, a member of the PSA Group, is a leading provider of globally integrated and port-centric supply chain, transportation, and logistics solutions. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and employs more than 5,500 people worldwide.
We are a team that celebrates our unique diversity and close-knit community atmosphere. Our core values begin at the very top and span the broad reach of our global community.
We offer dynamic careers for those individuals looking to be a part of something bigger and provide unequivocal opportunities for growth within the organization.
PSA BDP serves over 5,000 customers, including some of the world's leading multinational companies within the chemical, retail & consumer, life sciences & pharmaceuticals, and electric vehicle & industrial verticals.
Main responsibilities
- Book cargo and arrange trucking if applicable.
- Send Booking Confirmation/Delivery Orders.
- Issue Bills of Lading and Export Declaration.
- Arranges shipping details such as export licenses, customs declarations, and packing, shipping, and routing of product.
- Review customer requirements/Letters of Credit and report any problems/discrepancies to the customer.
- Maintain communication with steamship agents/truckers as to status of shipments.
- Advise customer of any problems, changes, or delays by phone, fax, E-Mail, or reports.
- Ensure BDP's/Customer’s time standards are kept up and that files are completed within time constraints (exceptions: problems of which the shipper is aware, Consular Work, etc.).
- Open, invoice and close out files.
- Interface and maintain good relations with clients as required.
- Ensure all decisions and actions take into account the utmost safety in respect to the quality of the environment and health of employees and contractors in which BDP interacts with on a daily basis.