Customs Clearance Supervisor Vacancy in Nairobi (70K) November 2016

Recruitment position : Customs Clearance Supervisor Work in Kenya Nov 2016

Jobs description : Customs Clearance Supervisor career Post

Job Title: Customs Clearance Supervisor

Location: Nairobi

Salary: 50K – 70K

A global moving, relocation and shipping company is looking to hire a Customs Clearance Supervisor for their offices in Nairobi.

S/he will provide leadership and guidance to clearance clerks and liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure clients cargo is cleared in a timely fashion and proper documentation is made.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work closely with all stakeholders in planning strategies so as to clear and release the client’s shipment on time
  • Assist in prioritizing shipment which requires immediate clearance with customs and prepare report on shipment released and pending shipment to be cleared on a daily basis
  • Liaise with customs and other relevant authorities for any issues that will arise during clearance of cargo
  • Process customs clearance documentation for the clients and liaise with relevant authorities on a daily basis so as to deliver excellent customer service to all customers
  • Work on assigned key account customers to ensure their needs are met in a timely manner
  • Continually develop knowledge on customs qualifications, ensuring new regulations are understood and implemented where required
  • Handle technical details relating international transportation, such as customs regulations and any necessary documentation
  • To efficiently evaluate the costs of transportation, services and inventory within any budget or distribution strategy
  • Responsible for administrative functions such as budgeting, equipment and liaison to customer service
  • Ensure that all elements of the domestic and international distribution process are coordinated to meet customer requirements in a timely and high quality
  • Develop procedures and key performance indicators to monitor quality and regular measurements to determine effectiveness of procedures implemented
  • Meet or exceed established goals relative to on-time delivery and shipping accuracy performance for customer shipments
  • Improve operational efficiencies to increase ability to process customer orders using both systems and physical improvements
  • Ensure proper compliance and adherence to export /import administration regulations

Skills and Qualifications

  • 5-years experience in Logistics (local and International) 3 of which must be in a supervisory capacity
  • Must be conversant with the KRA clearance procedures and Simba System
  • Relevant qualifications and systems training associated with Logistics Management
  • Must be computer literate with high proficiency in Microsoft office
  • Diploma in Customer Service is an added advantage
  • Knowledge of documentation requirements
  • Must have the ability to clear both sea & air shipments
  • An overall professional and positive attitude

How to Apply

Please only send your CV quoting the job title in the email subject (Customs Clearance Supervisor) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Tuesday 29th November, 2016.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing.

Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.



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