Air Freight Specialist - Summer Internship

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Job Title: Air Freight Specialist – Summer Internship Job Location: Minneapolis (Eagan), MN DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is the world leader in air freight services and one of the leading providers of ocean freight services. Around 30,000 employees work to ensure we transport our customers of shipments by air or sea. DGF’s logistics solutions span the entire supply chain, from the factory to the shop floor. This also includes special transport-related services. Visit our career site on the web at https://www.logistics.dhl/us-en/home/careers.html We have an exciting Summer Internship opportunity for an Air Freight Specialist! You will be part of our Air Freight team and assist with the coordination between customer’s shipment, customs brokers, and shipping carriers. You will handle customer facing activities, responding to customers via e-mail and phone, process shipments in our AS400 operating system, book shipments on line and via e-mail and track shipments to final destination. The intern will also offer assistance with other station mandatory administrative functions that are relevant to this position. This position will be based at our Eagan, MN location. Key Responsibilities : Assist the team with coordination between all applicable parties for all air shipments for our customers Prepares documentation, including entry into Logis Air, in accordance to country requirements as well as the preparation of Certificate of Origin, Cargo Manifest, NAFTA Certificate, Airway Bill and any other documents required by the customer Involved in customer service activities and shipment processing, tracking and routing Communicates regularly with customer in regards to customer’s shipment status as well as continuous communication with overseas to meet delivery commitmen