Imports Clearance & Direct Export Lead

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will execute our import and export operations to ensure our goods arrive on time at the lowest landed cost while ensuring customs compliance with regulations. To excel in this role, you will work collaboratively with business partners to ensure effective management, timely solutions and execution. Externally, you will be responsible for the operational management of third-party logistics vendors, customs brokers, freight forwarders and other stakeholders needed to perform and deliver the requirements of this role. Additionally, you will be responsible for activities such as documentation preparation (invoice, packing list, bills of lading), customs management, track and trace, claims management, invoice billing management, compliance execution (HSE, quality, risk management), tenders support, and third-party performance management. 

How you will contribute

You will: 

• Provide a high-level of service to the export intercompany shipments process conducted by direct reports and support to all functions involved in the process
• Be responsible for export of intercompany shipments including SAP billing documents creation
• Be responsible for other export documents preparation – all of types of certificates
• Cooperate with external parties—for example customs agencies
• Cooperate with the warehouse team and third-party logistics operators for shipment preparation

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience in outbound logistics or transport area
• Practical knowledge of customs processes and documentation
• Ability to interpret data
• Communication skills written and oral
• SAP experience - Microsoft Office (Excel skill: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Sumif and etc. & PPT skill)
• Ability to work under pressure

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• Manage and ensure smooth punctual and compliant import, direct exports & clearance process of all Egypt BU imports (RMPM, FG, Spare parts & machinery.)
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and proper clearance process
• Act as the point of contact and representative with customs authorities and become continuously informed with new systems and regulations in his area and work on informing MDLZ internal stakeholders on the same
• Ensure proper submission/filling of all imports and clearance related documents submitted to authorities including form 4 and other documents
• Lead the annual contract renewal for brokerage and ensure the best inbound rates in the market are contracted in compliance with relevant policies
• Ensure MDLZ is getting the proper performance of the brokers and that agreed KPIs are met
• Customs duties payment verification and approval through workflow
• Freight invoices verification and approval through workflow
• Support with new projects cross function teams in new initiatives launches and IBRs calculations
• Verify and review storage & demurrage charges and ensure these costs are minimized through proper actions and loss analysis
• Review the incoterms of incoming orders and prevent any payments by MDLZ that should be paid by other parties
• Lead the spot quotation process to ensure best rates are ensured while meeting the mandatory ETAs, for both imports and direct exports.
• Ensure the routing guide is followed and that all our lanes are included the annual bidding.
• Contributes to the AC budget building through bottom-up budget building in his area, and contribute to productivity targets through doing loss analysis and identifying saving initiatives
• Embrace digital in his area wherever applicable to enable MDLZ digital transformation
• Embrace IL6S as a way of work to ensure continuous improvement and contribute to CS&L CBN delivery

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Logistics

Job specific requirements:

3-5 Years of Experience

Work schedule:

Full Time

No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit SummaryMondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job TypeRegularTransportation, International Logistics & CustomsCustomer Service & Logistics