Import / Export Manager at Sunrose Consulting

Our client is a reputable clearing and forwarding company in Lagos. The company is a major transport and logistics provider operating in Nigeria and across West Africa. The company is now seeking to recruit an outstanding Import/Export Manager.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will oversee all cross-border shipping, regulatory compliance, and international logistics operations to ensure goods move legally and cost-effectively.

Job Purpose

To manage the end-to-end import and export workflow, minimise transit delays and tariffs, maintain strict legal compliance, and build strong relationships with overseas suppliers and customs authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all shipments comply with local and international trade laws, tariffs, and licensing requirements. Prepare or verify invoices, bills of lading, and customs declarations.
• Logistics & Coordination: Coordinate transport schedules with customs brokers and shipping lines. Track active shipments and resolve border or port delays.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Negotiate pricing, contracts, and service level agreements with international suppliers, carriers, and warehouses.
• Cost & Risk Management: Monitor import/export costs, calculate import cost prices and minimum export transfer prices and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and evaluate import/export coordinators, specialists, or customs clearance staff.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (an MBA or Master\'s will be an added advantage).
• Experience: Minimum of 6 years’ hands-on experience in international trade, freight forwarding, or exim operations.
• Technical Skills: Mastery of Incoterms, customs tariff coding, ERP/logistics software, and regulatory frameworks.
• Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, cross-cultural communication, problem-solving, and attention to detail.