Job Title: Head, Export Operations
Location: Lagos
Reports to: The Management
Job Summary
- To assist in the smooth running of goods moving out of the country and being accountable for their accounts.
- To receive monitor and process daily freight movements as required.
- Ensuring the correct paperwork is in place for shipments and their exporters.
- Developing a rapport and excellent working relationship with clients.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Management and reporting:
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- Build and manage team of specialist being part of the Export Operations Department
- Supervise everyday operations according to standard procedures
- Ensure compliance with export laws and regulations and internal compliance rules
- Oversee correctness, timeliness and completeness of shipments.
- Design and implement all export operations strategies and activities and ensure adherence to all project requirements where the export operations department is involved.
- Maintain and audit export files in an organized and catalogued system
- Implement measures prior to shipment to avoid damaged cocoa on arrival
- Initiate cost efficiency measures in supply chain control related expenditures.
- Arrange Data Collection & Analysis of supply chain control related matters, such as stock, weight, quality and shipments and related costs.
- Implement allocation of purchases to sales and planning of shipments.
Relationship management and communication:
- Coordinate with sourcing and logistics as well as the trade and logistics department from Sunbeth to ensure an efficient execution of the exports
- Manage all relationships and communication with export authorities and supply chain control service providers, such as freight forwarders, shipping lines, phytosanitary services, etc.
Operations:
- Submit timely document and execution instructions to freight forwarders, independent surveyors and other third-party industry providers
- Create, assemble, audit by validating data integrity and accuracy and present to SFI/client applicable export documentation and invoices in accordance with shipment instructions within required timeframe
- Ensure all required export licenses for all processes are obtained
- Provide an efficient interface with freight forwarders and resolve all shipment issues.
- Ensure that the quality and packing of the cocoa meets the standards of the destination country.
Location:
- Lagos with regularly meetings at Headquarters in Akure
Requirements
- Applicants must have a University Degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
- A minimum of 5 years work experience as an export supervisor in a reputable company is required for this position.
- Strong problem solving, business acumen and customer service skills
- Positive attitude and eager to streamline and improve process and workflows
- Highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Detail-oriented, resourceful, strong time management skills, and innovative
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: February 15, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |