About organization

BekDes group is a group company‘s who works as a sister company in diverse business sector in the idea of quality product and service delivering to customer

 Position : Import Export Officer

Location: Addis Ababa

 Employment Type: Full time

Responsibilities:

·         Must have full knowledge of Import/Export procedures

·         Must have full knowledge of Ethiopian Customs/Banks/Insurance rules and procedures

·         Responsible to monitor the import/export process to/from Ethiopia to from any destinations, including all documentation and dealing with relevant organizations/companies;

·         Responsible to communicate and maintain relationship with shipping & forwarding agents, all ocean/air operators, with booking agents to ensure clearance, accountability and proactively working in handling the supply chain;

·         Expert in proper documentation and avoiding procrastination

·         Responsible to communicate and maintain relationship with all couriers companies including but not limited to DHL/FedEx/UPS

·         Responsible and accountable for advanced planning of logistics provider capacity and volume forecasting to protect on–time shipping and delivery;

·         Control all raw materials importing, record update on voucher book, cross check all shipping documents from supplier before shipment;

·         Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for all suppliers;

·         Maintain records of goods ordered and received in ERP system;

·         Communicate efficiently with finance, merchandising and other relevant departments within the organization

·         Buyer/Supplier co-operation and communications;

·         Follow-up purchase orders status, delivery schedule and shipping document;

·         Prepare and process all import/export related documents with banks, insurance , customs and other required organizations/companies;

·         Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers/buyers.

·         To handle courier related works like DHL/Fedex etc (import and export)

·         Understand ISO system

Job Requirements

5 years of work experience related to the field mentioned above and dealing with forwarder or oversea shipping agent;

·         Experience with import/export role along with Single Window application system,

·         Experience in dealing with customs/banks/insurance/forwarders

·         Understand voucher system and duty free;

·         Excellent in basic computer skill (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point, email communications, online applications)

How to apply

• Submit your CV along with your supporting documents via email: admin@bekdesgroup.com/ msolomon_dhrm@bekdesgroup.com

N.B: Use "Import/Export Officer” as the subject line of your email. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted