✨ AI Summary
The Shipping Officer will act as the main liaison between SCM Freight Forwarding and other Business Units (BUs), Finance teams, internal customs clearance teams, and external freight forwarding and shipping companies. Key responsibilities include collecting and dispatching documents, building relationships with BUs and overseas suppliers, problem-solving for efficient response times, coordinating with the Customs Clearance team, and processing financial transactions. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably accounting, and 2-3 years of experience in a similar position.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably accounting. 2-3 years of experience in a similar role. Strong customer service, action-oriented, priority setting, and problem-solving skills are required. Excellent communication and peer relationship skills are essential.
Description
Long DescriptionJob SummaryActs as the central point of contact between SCM Freight Forwarding and other Business Units (BUs), the Alghanim Industries (AI) Finance teams, internal custom clearance teams, and external freight forwarding and shipping companies to ensure efficient and effective operations.Job Responsibilities Responsible for identifying, collecting, collating, and dispatching all required documents from different internal BUs to external freight-forwarding and shipping companies (shipping lines). Build a strong relationship with internal BUs and ensure that their timelines are achievable. Advise them on process and policy and maintain a daily line of communication. Build a strong relationship with overseas suppliers and provide them with best-in-class customer service. Must ensure that a certain level of problem solving is applied to ensure efficient and fast response times. Build a strong relationship with the internal Customs Clearing team and provide them necessary documents as per customs requirement. Coordinate with the Customs Clearance teams to issue Bills of Entry within SLAs. Communicate issuance with concerned BU. Create payment advice of daily financial activities conducted by the Sahara Trans department. Reconcile financial statements and bill relevant BUs. Maintain a record on SAP and applicable ERP.Candidate RequirementsEducation Bachelor's degree in relevant field – (accounting degrees preferred)Work Experience 2-3 years experience in a similar roleFunctional Competencies Customer Centric Action Oriented Priority Setting Problem SolvingBehavioral Competencies Communication Skills Strong Peer RelationshipsEducation