Freight & Customs department Trainee

Job Summary

The trainee will give support to the Freight & Customs department, to ensure the correct freight in/out deliveries or costs of our Distribution Centers, maximizing service levels according to approved budget, and solving any issues related with Customs and Transport partners.

Key Accountabilities

• Updating, controlling and checking transport SAP data (costs, transit times, claims, documents…)
• Review and allocate transport costs
• Coordinates Iberian transport. Direct contact with carriers, couriers, and forwarders; following up all the shipments of/from our Distribution Centers to Spain & Portugal.
• Solve incidences and issues related to deliveries, customs or national transport matters.
• Align with other departments the on time delivery at customers and Distribution Centre.
• Keeps a constant interaction with Distribution, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and QA
• Update material master with Customs information
• Adds creative insights and contributes with projects.

Networking/Key relationships

To be determined based on department needs, to include interactions such as:

• Planning
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Accounting

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position

• Education: Studing a carrer or educatoin cycle related with Logistics, Supply Chain, Customs or Administration.
• Experience: Not necessary.

Skills & Capabilities

The ideal candidate for this position will exhibit the following skills and competencies:

• Proven ability playing with numbers and data.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize issues and projects.
• Strong problem-solving.
• Analytical and methodological viewpoint.
• Capable to exercise independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
• Able to work close to other departments.
• Innovative and curious to entrepreneur new challenges

Acknowledgement

• Additional Skills/Knowledge:

o Intermediate Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables)

o Knowledge in SAP or others ERP.

o Acumen of logistics and supply chain principles.

o Tracking and tracing shipments to ensure on time delivery.

o Resolving transportation complaints and incidents.

o Analyze shipping quotes (air, sea or inland).