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Commodity Forwarders

Part of Kuehne+Nagel

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Commodity Forwarders reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Alfred Kuehlewind

85% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Commodity Forwarders has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Commodity Forwarders employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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24 reviews
1.0
Oct 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company luncheon every end of the month and donuts and bagel Friday’s

Cons

I worked in the office for 4 years. Require you to work 10 hours or more, flights are more important then their employees. They exploit their warehouse dept the worst. Office is also taken advantage of, when they notice great employees and others quit they do not replenish the team members they just give you more work load for nothing extra no raise nothing it’s just expected. Expect to work past your breaks, their time frame is more important then anything. Management is a joke, they assume you are happy to work to death for them cause you need them instead them helping you. High turnover cause they don’t know how to treat people right. Required to work every single holiday, at that point just work in retail, they literally have you sign a waiver to not request holiday like how terrible is that for an office environment. It’s extremely shady that they took down their previous profile, I’m guessing from all the bad reviews they received. I know this cause I reviewed them I came back to check if they had improved as a company but no they started a new one and deleted the old profile. How shady is that!

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Commodity Forwarders Response
5y
Thank you for your four years of service with us. We are a 24/7 operation and due to the nature of the perishable business, we do require employees to work overtime during peak seasons. Upon hire, the requirement for overtime is thoroughly communicated in writing, as we strive to be as transparent as possible to the demands of our industry. Although paid holidays are not a federal or state requirement, the company does offer a holiday program consisting of 8 paid holidays. Again, as most of our facilities are 24/7, an employee may have to work on a company designated holiday depending on the needs of the department of which they work for. Hourly employees that do work on a company designated holiday are compensated accordingly as they are paid overtime for any hours worked on that day in addition to 8 hours at their regular rate of pay, while salaried employees are offered a floating holiday. As part of the holiday program, there is no such requirement for employees to sign a document or waiver that would not allow them to request holidays off. Although it is unfortunate that to service our customers we are required to be open 365 days a year, it is the reality of our industry. That being said, employees have the option to request to have a holiday off with their supervisor, assuming they are normally scheduled to work on that day which would be subject to approval. We are extremely proud that our turnover numbers have declined significantly since 2018 as we have implemented our training program, formal on-boarding of new employees and our CARE initiative. We value all of our employees for their contribution in our success as a company. CFI also complies with all wage and hour ordinances. Due to Glassdoor terms and conditions, CFI would not be able to remove or alter our public company profile. Workplace transparency is part of Glassdoor’s mission and relevant laws allow Glassdoor to publically host our profile. You can find more information regarding this subject in the Legal FAQs section of Glassdoor.
3.0
Oct 4, 2019

Environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, good benefits, good pay. Great learning experience for someone looking into logistics.

Cons

Too much gossip. This is a hands on job and at times Supervisors needs to get involved in the work rather than hide behind emails. Equality should be key in this company, but yet their favorites are picked. Most new people there are just to collect a pay check and not know what they are doing. Too much slacking off and no actual supervision happens.

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Commodity Forwarders Response
5y
Thank you for your honest feedback. Commodity Forwarders is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer all of our employees the same opportunities for growth and advancement. In the warehouse environment, a supervisor’s primary responsibility is to manage their team effectively to ensure the smooth flow of cargo while maximizing efficiency and minimizing claims. However, it is true that there may be times during peak seasons where warehouse supervisors may have to take a more hands-on approach on an as-needed basis. In response to new warehouse agents coming on board, we understand the importance of adequate training as it applies to department success and employee turnover. In response to this, the company implemented a new program for training all new hires both office and warehouse in 2019 and since the launch, we have been closely monitoring warehouse statistics to continue to improve. The feedback from new staff has been tremendous and a clear indication we are heading in the right direction as we strive for employee satisfaction.
5.0
Aug 23, 2019

Enjoy coming to work!!!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In the 5.5 years being part of CFI I have been promoted 3 times, if you are looking for growth, positive mentorship, and team atmosphere CFI is the place to call home.

Cons

Working out the kinks with our new parent company with merging over their processes with ours, but we are making great progress

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Commodity Forwarders Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are happy to know that you were able to grow with us and contribute to our success.
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