Job Description
FOREIGN TRADE SPECIALIST
Regulate with the business units and the broker the needed requirements to clear the shipments
Company Description
Robert Bosch West Africa is a growing region of the Bosch group present in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. We operate in the business divisions of Mobility Aftermarket, Power Tools, and Home Comfort.
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe.
Job Description
Customs Clearance Scope
- Monitor customs clearance operation on a daily basis;
- Regulate with the business units and the broker the needed requirements to clear the shipments;
- Coordinate with other departments in case of missing documents / information / tariff classification,
- Keep tracker for all shipments Job
- Monitor customs clearance KPI
- Ensure proper archiving of the documents
- Perform duty and invoice verification
- Provide guidance/advice to the business units for all FT related topics (new business ideas/needs) FTA possibilities
- Special import/export requirements; duty rates; special customs procedures; etc.)
- Accountable for internal controls and audit requirements
- Develop/implement clearance tracking and cost monitoring tools
- Communicate with customs authorities
- Coordinate audits by customs authorities
- Coordinate broker tenders (incl. defining broker requirements)
Qualifications
- Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration
- Local customs regulations
- Import/export process and documentation
- Profound knowledge of distribution logistics and supply chain management
- Practical experience in warehousing and/or transportation
- Minimum 3-5 years practical experience
- Strong IT-Skills (e.g. MS Excel)
- Analytical thinking
- Knowledge/Experience in Lean Management and Lean Tools
- Autonomous, responsible, reliable, and self-motivated
- Entrepreneurial mind-set, communication skills, intercultural competency
- Fluent English
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
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