Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking an Import & Logistics Coordinator for a full-time, temp-to-hire opportunity in Seattle, WA. This role is ideal for a logistics professional with hands-on ocean import experience who enjoys keeping international shipments organized, on schedule, and moving efficiently from booking through delivery.
This opportunity offers steady business demand, long-term career potential, and a busy, team-oriented environment where your attention to detail and follow-through will make a direct impact. You will work with supportive leadership and an experienced operations team that values proactive communication, strong problem-solving, and reliable execution. Upon permanent hire, the company offers an excellent benefits package, including 100% employer-paid benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate international ocean freight shipments from booking through delivery and container return.
- Manage approximately 10-12 containers per week, primarily arriving from Asia.
- Communicate with customs brokers, freight forwarders, trucking companies, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Coordinate customs documentation, Importer Security Filing requirements, and shipment records.
- Monitor container availability, pickup schedules, delivery appointments, and return deadlines.
- Proactively resolve shipment delays and help minimize demurrage, detention, and unnecessary transportation costs.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $26-$36 per hour, depending on experience.
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM.
- Employment type: Full-time, temp-to-hire.
- Location: 100% on-site in Seattle, WA.
- Benefits: 100% employer-paid benefits upon permanent hire.
- This is an immediate opening. Candidates must currently live within commuting distance of Seattle and be available to work on-site from the first day.
- Remote work, temporary remote arrangements, and relocation candidates cannot be accommodated.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Coordinate ocean import shipments from booking through delivery, including container tracking and return.
- Manage customs documentation, ISF requirements, delivery scheduling, and carrier communication.
- Monitor deadlines and proactively resolve shipment issues to reduce demurrage, detention, and avoidable costs.
- Maintain accurate shipment records and provide timely updates to internal and external stakeholders.
- 1-2 years of relevant logistics, ocean import, freight forwarding, international shipping, or import/export administration experience.
- Familiarity with customs documentation, freight coordination, container tracking, and international transportation processes.
- Understanding of demurrage, detention, container availability, and the financial impact of missed logistics deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and general business software.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple shipments, deadlines, and shifting priorities.
- Excellent attention to detail, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive mindset with sound judgment and the ability to anticipate and address shipment issues.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with a busy team in an on-site environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience coordinating ocean imports from Asia.
- Experience supporting food and beverage production, consumer goods, or other high-volume import environments.
- Familiarity with freight rate coordination and transportation planning.
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Immediate start, Remote work, Relocation, Monday to Friday, Shift work