Posted:5 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Consulting
Description:
Summit HR & Marketing Consulting team brings more years of combined experience in human resources consulting, strategy and management. Our consultants become an integral part of your management team, providing hands-on assistance with a variety of human resource concerns.
Our team consists of seasoned experts who provide best practices in human resource management including comprehensive audits, writing employee handbooks, job descriptions, performance appraisals and diverse training and seminars. We supply day-to-day support on issues such as employee discipline and termination, interviewing and reference checking, administration of leaves of absence and more. We readily provide the “paperwork” side of HR as well as the “guardian” side—to keep our clients out of trouble.
Our Founder and CEO, is sought out by professional groups and private employers as a guest speaker on a variety of employment-related topics. He often speaks to the companies, associations and other service organizations and provides train
Job Description
Experience required: 2-3 years in logistics/cargo services/freight management
Job responsibility
- Review and identify the customs documentation requirements
- Liaising and advising suppliers on the various import regulations and requirements
- Ensure that all documents called for by authorities are submitted promptly to ensure speedy clearance of goods and orders are correctly recorded in the customs and company’s systems
- Verifying that orders are accurately filled by comparing items and quantities of goods gathered for delivery against documents
- Calculating and processing duties and taxes to be paid
- Arrange for payment of taxes and duties
- Review and match issue documents to material to ensure correct item is being delivered to the warehouse
- Liaise with officials in various agencies to ensure goods are cleared through customs
- Arrange for transportation, warehousing or product distribution of imported or exported goods and liaise with Freight Forwarders
- Should have good knowledge on import and export restrictions, tariff systems, insurance requirements and all other customs related matters
- Handle good working relationship with customs authorities and other stakeholders in the industry
- Provide regular and accurate reports on all cleared cargo and status of outstanding goods for clearance
- Apart from customs clearance the candidate should be able to carry out other secretarial work such as and not limited to preparation/typing of various office documentation, keeping records and managing renewal of permits / licenses, providing various report to the management e.t.c
Your profile
- Must hold a diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or related course
- 2-3 years relevant work Experience in logistics/cargo services/freight management
- Certificate in Computer studies or relevant with high proficiency in Microsoft office
- Must be conversant with the KRA clearance procedures and KENTRADE as well
- Knowledge of documentation requirements and preparation Must have the ability to able to clear both Sea & Air shipments at the port as well as borders
- An overall professional and positive attitude
- Punctuality is must and flexible working hours
- Good interpersonal relations, communication skills and possess a high degree of integrity, honesty and confidentiality
- Must have knowledge of government procedures relating to imports & exports as well as knowledge of customs laws pertaining to Kenya as well as East and Central African countries
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
