Job description
- Manage, control and supervise the activities of the operations staff
- Monitoring of payments for debit notes (shipping and terminal)
- Ensuring that a competent clearing staff handles the clients job at all times
- Dealing with customs queries where the clearing staff cannot resolve
- Keeping track of all jobs in clearing, from the day the file enters clearing up to delivery point
- Represent the company at meetings.
- Reporting daily activities
- Using personal judgment and initiative to develop effective and constructive solutions to challenges and obstacles in the clearing process.
- Agreeing on costs and disbursements to carry out clearing
- Must be able to handle pressure.
- Must have certifications within the maritime industry.
- Must have knowledge of the Customs and Excise HS Code and Explanatory notes.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Must have a BSC or HND in a related field of study with an impressive grade point average
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong leadership and motivator
- Good English communication skills
- Based in Lagos with a good knowledge of the immigrations and Customs law
- Must have at least 5 - 8years’ experience at management level in freight forwarding for major multinational preferably Local clearing and forwarding, trucking and special project forwarding Logistics
- Previous experience in freights and forwarding is required
- Preferably with degree in logistics related studies
- Commercial flair and a proven ability to develop new business and able to develop close relationships with key client