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About DB Schenker

DB Schenker is the world’s leading global logistics provider — they support industry and trade in the global exchange of goods through land transport, worldwide air and ocean freight, contract logistics, and supply chain management. Integrated logistics resides at the world’s most important intersections, where the flow of goods creates an effective link between carriers.

Your role

The Intern will support the Air Operations team in coordinating and monitoring air shipments.

Responsibilities:

• The intern will assist in handling customer inquiries, maintaining accurate records, and identifying areas for process improvement. 
• Assist in processing agents' permit purchases for shipments.
• Create shipments in the system, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Support the team in clearing shipments through agents.
• Execute House Air Waybills (HAWBs) accurately and efficiently.
• Update shipment events in the system to provide real-time tracking information.
• Coordinate parcel services, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Assist in invoicing processes, verifying charges, and ensuring accuracy.
• Hand over shipments to agents and carriers, ensuring all necessary documentation is complete.
• Handle domestic shipments, coordinating with local carriers and agents.
• Manage Proof of Delivery (POD) documents, ensuring they are recorded appropriately.

Training & development

DB Schenker is committed to nurturing its employees' growth and career progression. Through their online Learning Portal, you can expand your knowledge anytime, anywhere. Their trainee program provides a comprehensive understanding of company operations, offering diverse experiences to build networks, gather expertise, and take on live projects. With special seminars, projects, and mentorship, you'll enhance your social, technical, and personal skills.

This internship offers hands-on experience in the freight forwarding industry, providing an opportunity to work closely with industry professionals and gain valuable insights into air operations and logistics.

Benefits

While working at DB Schenker as an intern, you will get a chance to:

• Experience the practical field with an internship program.
• Open doors for new opportunities in the future.
• Work with experienced professionals.
• Test drive your theoretical knowledge.
• Enjoy support, appreciation, and mentorship from industry experts.
• Refer a friend or family member for a position and if they join, you’ll get a bonus as a thank you.
• If you have to work outside of your regular hours, however, they feel it’s only fair to pay you extra for doing so.
• They offer tuition reimbursement for college, undergrad, and post-grad qualifications.

Career progression

As an Intern at DB Schenker, you won’t be fetching coffee or running errands. Instead, you’ll be right in the middle of things, working on projects and assignments that challenge your skills and contribute to your professional development. Together, they can approach exciting challenges in any one of their locations. You get to be a real member of one of their teams. You get to set out on projects and assignments that challenge your skills and help to develop your professional skills further. 

The intern will also have the chance to contribute to the team's overall success by assisting in various tasks that contribute to the team's goals.

Work-life balance

At DB Schenker, you have the flexibility to adjust your work hours according to your role and preferences, ensuring a suitable work style. They have implemented various measures to support your work-life balance, whether you're working remotely or internationally. Their vacation and leave policies are crafted to enhance your overall well-being, fostering a lasting and rewarding partnership with us.

Company culture

Everyone at DB Schenker shares a common goal, they're not just transporting customers' goods, they're pushing them beyond expectations. The excitement of smoothly managing each delivery and linking people and businesses worldwide is what motivates them daily. With the support of numerous skilled individuals globally, they're shaping the future of logistics by setting high standards today. Their approach is straightforward, honesty prevails, and they foster an open, inclusive work environment for all.

About you

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a college program, preferably in Freight Forwarding Management, Logistics, Customs Administration, or a related field.
• Communicates effectively (verbal and written).
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Can prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Good coordination skills and task/process-oriented.
• Confident in Speaking with Foreign Counterparts.
• Engages the team and others in the organization.
• Contributes to process improvement.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers
• dbschenker.com
• youtube.com