Import and Export Officer @ Divine Food Hub

Job Summary

The incumbent has an excellent organizational and time management skills, which helps them be efficient with their work. Only female staff preferred for the position.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Checking daily / weekly, Bi Monthly Ocean Freight rates for import and export of different destination. Prepare comparisons and share with Import Executive and management.
• Manage the data base of shipping companies and forwarding companies (local & International) to get the competitive rates to move our shipments.
• Maintain strong relationship with existing shipping lines and forwarding companies to ensure the best freight rates and other term and conditions related to shipments.
• Coordinate with shipping lines personals regarding the shipments, Import and Export Freight rates, required documents, Tarrif and others related to shipments.
• Frequent calls to shipping and forwarding agents for negotiations, updates of shipments and upcoming plans.
• Ensure Compliance of all documentation related to shipping Lines / Freight Forwarders.
• Plan regular meeting with existing resource of shipping and forwarding companies and sourcing for new once to get the more options.
• Preparing for documentation and other requirements of shipments as per carrier and forwarding companies.
• Checking the requirements of shipping lines time to time and also create the online accounts in all shipping lines to stay updates with their modifications in rules and regulations.
• Maintain tracking of the nominated shipments, transit shipments and shipments reached at Port and also following regarding containers released and returned followed by refund collection.
• Must aware of shipment tracking process which includes Booking confirmation (BC), Estimated time departure (ETD), Estimated time arrival (ETA), Shipping instruction (SI) etc.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Any other task assigns by Directors and Head of Departments.
   

Required Skills

Skills and Qualification:

• Incumbent must have Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 1-2 Years experience in any shipping company or forwarding company and procurement department. 
• Inter & Intra personal skills good negotiation and team management skills.
• Knowledgeable on INCOTERMS, laws and regulations applicable to Freight Forwarding and importation.
• Multi-tasking & meet the deadlines.
• MS office, email writing & have excellent command on adobe photoshop & illustrator.