Export Coordinator

Role & responsibilities

• End-to-end export operations for Ethiopia, Mexico, Kenya, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and France.
• Container planning, shipment forecasting, and coordination with freight forwarders for advance bookings.
• Freight procurement, including RFQs, commercial negotiations, and carrier finalization.
• Coordination with Manufacturing Units, QA/QC, CHA, Transporters, Freight Forwarders, Banks, and overseas customers to ensure smooth shipment execution.
• Preparation and verification of export documentation, including Shipping Instructions, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, BL/AWB approvals, Certificates of Origin, Insurance documents, and Letter of Credit (LC) documentation.
• Submission of export documents to banks for realization of export proceeds.
• Coordination of SGS pre-shipment inspections for Kenya export consignments.
• Maintenance of shipment MIS, export registers, Ethiopia LC Tracker, FIRC Payment Tracker, Daily Shipment Tracking Report, and other compliance records.
• Timely submission of freight bills to the Accounts Department after vessel sailing.

Preferred candidate profile 2-4 years in same profile