Import Controller
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organization: Kegna Beverages Share Company
Deadline: May 5, 2025
Job Description
Department: Office of the Supply Chain
Reports to: Manager, Procurement
Job summary
The Import controller is responsible for follow up and monitoring of all import related tasks in order to ensure timely delivery of items and services.
Responsibilities
- ommunicate to supplier and confirm shipment schedule of orders
- Follow up and monitoring of shipment readiness
- Properly book shipments and monitor arrival at the appropriate port of destination
- Appropriately book shipments to avoid delays
- Ensure clearance documents are transferred to the bank timely with the appropriate route
- Collect the shipping documents timely and deliver to the transistor timely
- Collect Ensure timely shipment, transportation and clearance of orders at the port to reduce warehouse charges, avoid penalties, and currency fluctuation impact costs
- Establish shipment tracking system and monitor accordingly
- Create good relation with bank, custom, clearance and shipping staffs
- File the import transaction documentations until it is cleared from National bank of Ethiopia and custom post audit
- Reconcile orders against shipping invoices
- Ensure the delivery of the items to the appropriate warehouse
- Ensure the shipment is inspected before receiving and the goods are delivered as per the order
- Communicate suppliers if discrepancies occur and get refund or replacement
- Ensure punctuality
- Performs other similar tasks as assigned by the immediate
Education
Academic requirement: MA/MSC/BA/BSC in Supply Chain Management/ Logistics/Procurement / Management or related fields of study
Experience
Work experience: 2/4yrs of relevant experience in beverage industries
Skills
Additional Competencies:
- Systems thinking
- Knowledge of the local and international procurement practices
- Negotiation skills
- Customer handling skills
- Planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Emotional maturity
- Computer literate in especially business applications.
