Importation Assistant
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/College Degree in Customs Administration, Logistics, Transportation or equivalent
- At least have an experience in import, export, or relevant role
- Knowledgeable in import, export processes
- Good negotiation skills particularly to international clients
- Ability to do multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in wholesale or retail industry would be an advantage
Job Descriptions:
- Book shipment for inspection to nominated inspection company as indicated on the Proforma Invoice
- Collate documents for reference of the inspection company in checking the goods ordered such as proforma invoice, purchase order, artworks, shipping marks and individual product photo
- Monitor if date of inspection was followed and inspection report was sent for review
- Review the inspection report and summarized the findings before disseminating the inspection report to the supplier, purchasing dept. and the management via email
- Report the findings to the management and wait for their final decision if goods are accepted and confirm to proceed to loading or if goods are subject for reworking
- Monitor the reworking of the goods ordered, request photos or videos as proof of reworking and show to the management for their review and approval
- Review the terms agreed as described in proforma invoice
- Monitor the shipment ready date at the factory to arrange shipping booking
- Secure effective and efficient sailing schedule to meet the commitment with the customers
- Monitor the container with the shipping company and supplier
- Check and verify import shipping documents to ensure adequacy of documents for further checking of the manager for customs formalities
- Apply marine insurance using final documents to the existing insurance company
- Transmit complete set of documents to Customs Broker for customs clearing
- Preparation of Import Purchases and costing and posting of cost factor to SIMS system