Materials Coordinator/Expeditor
Main Responsibilities:
To expedite the materials flows for the business and generate the daily status report for the company.
To check with appropriate Freight Forwarding (FF) packing, taking account of climate, terrain, weight, nature of goods and cost, and the delivery and warehousing of goods at their final destination;
To support commercial team to negotiating contracts, transportation and handling costs with Freight Forwarding;
To obtain, check and prepare documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements, packing specifications, and compliance with other countries' regulations and fiscal regimes;
To contact suppliers to ensure that all dropship purchase orders were received and that deliveries will ship on time
To work with vendors to solve invoicing issues that could delay critical shipments.
To act as a focal point for customs issues and communications with customs.
To arrange courier and specialist hand-carry services;
To maintain communication and control through all phases of the journey, including the production of management reports and cost analysis;
To maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations and other factors that could affect the movement of freight.
To collaborate with various departments to manage efficient flow of all materials.
To prepare an efficient shipping schedule and evaluate all production schedules and determine all required materials and ensure availability of all materials.
To coordinate with departments to ensure efficient movement of all materials and evaluate all materials sent to production department.
To prepare reports for all materials and manage transportation of materials from one department to another and prepare all production records on SAP system.
To coordinate with all department managers to ensure accountability for all materials.
To maintain all sensitive data information and prepare appropriate project schedule.
To maintain all information for status of materials on weekly basis.
To collaborate with technical team to schedule all deliveries and manage all delays and ensure compliance to all material requests.
To prepare required reports for all cost accounts and procurement to ensure compliance to all account payable requirements.
To prepare required documents and drawings and maintain all files for material delivery sites and prepare efficient work schedule.
To track and log all product inventory, ensuring there are no discrepancies or losses.
To accept deliveries of company products and stores them accordingly.
To inspect all orders being received and shipped, checking for damage, defective parts, and missing items.
To report and return damaged product.
To use SAP (or relevant) program to monitor inventory and balance accounts.
The candidate is expected to demonstrate the following traits during the execution of the scope:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Excellent knowledge of Freight Forwarding and logistics regulatory requirements.
Reads, analyzes and interprets international regulations and procedures (like incoterms etc.)
Strong time Management and organizational skills.
Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment with rapidly changing priorities
Contributes to building a positive team spirit and puts success of team above own interests
Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
Strong SAP knowledge and experience.
Employment type: permanent
Working environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Job type and working hours: This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Interested candidates are requested to submit their CVs to by indicating the position title “Materials Coordinator/Expeditor” in the subject line of your [email protected]
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.