Project Imports Coordinator
H.Young & Co. (E.A) Ltd is the leading Engineering and Construction Company and has its headquarters in Nairobi Kenya.
H.Young & Co. (E.A) Ltd is the leading Engineering and Construction Company and has its headquarters in Nairobi Kenya.
The Company’s design,
Manufacturing and Construction activities relate to all sectors including
Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Mining, Power Generation, Petroleum
Industry, Cement among others.
H. Young does not
discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected
by law.
Overall Objective: The Project Imports Coordinator will be expected to handle all importation documentation of a project including Duty/VAT exemption process and coordination with clearing and forwarding service providers.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Overall Objective: The Project Imports Coordinator will be expected to handle all importation documentation of a project including Duty/VAT exemption process and coordination with clearing and forwarding service providers.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for
managing commercial terms of freight.
- Responsible to
arrange Duty and VAT exemption through the owner of project
- Daily liaison
with Ministry of Energy, Finance and others in relation with Imports
Exemption documentation
- Responsible for
arranging and managing Customs Bonds.
- Daily
management and coordination of import shipments.
- Ensure
compliance with all import industry regulations.
- Managing an
import tracking system.
- Tracking of
imports orders from the source to the ports of destination and ensuring on
time clearance.
- Provide report
on stock levels.
- Identify and
monitor key quality metrics (on time shipments) to drive improvement.
- Co-ordinate
efficient clearing and forwarding of all imports by sea or by air.
- Managing
inbound freight strategy.
- Daily
communication with customer on relevant issues and resolutions.
- Ability to
provide 24 hour response.
- Prepare and
publish daily, weekly reports.
- Evaluate
shipments, consolidate loads, and select most cost effective method of
delivery.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Purchasing & Supplies
- 15 – 20 years
of experience working in imports/exports, logistics/supply chain.
- Hands on
Experience in duty/VAT exemption procedure including coordination with
Energy and Finance ministry/treasury.
- Candidates with
previous work experience with C&F agents and EPC Contractors will be
preferred
Skills
- End to end
imports Duty and VAT exemption import process experience is essential
- Must have
working knowledge of Cisco ERP.
- Experience
working in a construction firm will be advantageous.
- Must have
excellent customer focus, ability to work under pressure