Logistics Coordinator

SUMMARY:
National chemical manufacturing company based in Cape Town is looking for a Logistics Coordinator to join their growing logistics team.

POSITION INFO:
National chemical manufacturing company based in Cape Town is looking for a Logistics Coordinator to join their growing logistics team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance of the Freight Forwarding processes with Company rules and all applicable laws and regulation
• Ensure the good administration and filing of all the Freight Forwarding documents in line with the applicable procedures
• Contracting with clients and suppliers
• Consolidate the planning related to shipments and customs clearance of goods
• Coordinate international logistics from material origin across the world to delivery at reception facility
• Liaise with various stakeholders to ensure efficient operations
• Ensure appropriate and correct shipping documents are obtained from the suppliers, freight forwarder, banks, etc.
• Optimize the activities of third party service providers and evaluate their performance
• Ensure that all import activities and shipping documentation are transacted and updated
• Ensure key performance indicators are reported and followed up. Prepare periodic shipping activity reports
• Supervise foreign purchases invoice certification reception, Freight Forwarding banking activities, import duties and shipping payments
• Be abreast of the market, participate to the follow-up and evaluation of clearing and freight forwarders
• Ensure adequate record keeping of customs documents, notices, government regulatory documents and documentations of other third parties

• Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development
• Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
• Customer focussed
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organisational skills
• Strong planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects through to completion and to manage competing priorities
• Project management skills
• Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment
• Excellent attention to detail skills

• At least 6 – 10 years relevant experience in International trade, Import/Export/Shipping activities preferably in relation to the Oil and Gas sector
• Demonstrable general knowledge of the industry
• Ability to use and enrich market intelligence information, cost models, target prices, etc