Freight Forwarding Officer (28/01/2025) 

We are looking for a Freight Forwarding Officer  for one of our clients with the following details:  

Start Date – 20  FEB 2025

End Date – 21 FEB 2026

Work status – Single status

Location – Doha , Onshore Qatar

Qualifications & Experience Required

Qualification and background

• BSc Degree in Science or Commercial field or its equivalent
• Professional experience: > 4 years post-graduate experience in international trade/shipping
• Main Personal Abilities: Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating/ controllingC&P competencies
• Intermediate level in Freight Forwarding technical Competencies required
• C&P tools certification required

Activities

The  Job holder  liaises with Partners’  Entities/third  parties  and  participates to the communication and organization of the Freight Forwarding entity by performing the following activities:

• Be the focal point of all import and export activities
• Liaise with staffs and Partners’ Entities and co-ordinate pick-ups, import and export shipments services and deliveries of materials and personal effects
• Organize and preside pre-cargo discharge and duet/operations meetings with Technical Logistics and the Clearing Agents
• Liaise with air/land/port and with technical logistics on all operational matters when necessary and
• Liaise with Partners’ Entities and reception/ warehouse personnel to ensure prompt delivery of goods
• Liaise with relevant local and foreign authorities for the provision of stacking spaces prior to the arrival of transports
• Liaise effectively with government agencies (e.g. Customs,  canning Companies) in the effort to secure relevant permits, approvals and shipping documentation for the Freight Forwarding function
• Direct and guide foreign third parties concerning local laws, practices and government regulatory bodies
• Participate in shipping contracts, procedures and policy formulation
• Maintain companywide an accessible Freight Forwarding database,
• Prepare weekly and monthly shipping activity reports to be submitted to the Freight Forwarding Team Leader

The Job holder ensures  the proper execution of Freight Forwarding processes  by performing the following activities:

• Run shipping Import/Export operations from origin across the world, to delivery at company approved reception facilities
• Ensure an efficient container tracking system with all parties
• Participate in Air/Land/Sea freighting and customs clearing operations
• Ensure that all materials arrived are properly demarcated for easy accessibility by customs during clearing processes
• Ensure that  all customs  clearing transactions  are  properly  documented for easy  accessibility during material and personal effects shipping
• Maintain record keeping filing systems and proper delineation and protection of all goods under Customs clearance
• Ensure that  all materials  cleared  by the  Customs  are promptly  delivered  to the  reception/warehouse without delay
• Follow-up with clearing agents from the  arrival up  to  the  Delivery and  confirmation  of arrival of consignments
• Arrange, direct  and  supervise  Local  transportation  of materials  across  company  locations  and  assistTechnical Logistics to ensure that guidelines on the deliveries of Local Purchases of Materials are enforced
• Attend to Freight Forwarding alerts and notifications that may arise from Partners’ entities or Authorities
• Ensure Final delivery of goods with Logistics and Partners’ Entities and clarify the responsibilities of each actor each actor

The Job holder manages the Compliance:

• Ensure compliance of the Freight Forwarding processes with all internal Company rules (including Code of conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws...)
• Ensure that all safety requirements such as certifications, identifications, etc. are fully complied as per company requirements and local government regulations
• Ensure the  good  administration  and  filing of all the  Freight Forwarding documents  in line with  theapplicable procedures

The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules

• Be in constant alignment with H3SE Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation
• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or avoid pollution

If Interested Kindly apply.