1. Job Purpose:

  • Manage the statutory clearances processes at the Port to ensure - ship unloading & subsequent transfer of the received material from the Riyadh dry port & King Khalid Airport.
  • Make sure that all imported shipments under insurance cover until received in warehouses

2. Key Accountabilities:

Documentation & Coordination

  • Manage and plan the coordination with Assistant Procurement Director by deploying necessary resources to collect the L/C, Certificate of Origin, Bill of lading and any other documents required before unloading.
  • Manage the procedures and monitor the documentation process (before and after Ship arrival) - for receiving shipment and acquiring permission from relevant port authorities.
  • Coordinate with shipping companies, collect shipping quotes and appoint shipping, clearing and insurance agencies as per business needs.
  • Manage and monitor all documentation with the Port Authorities to ensure that the purchased matrial can be cleared from the port.
  • Co-ordinate with Head Office to receive the relevant documents (related to banks and other Agencies) and ensure it is provided to Customs Clearance Agents.
  • Manage the relationships with Clearance Agents, and evaluate their performance.
  • Coordinate with the Assistant Procurement Director to highlight delays in the port, if any
  • Co-ordinate with Assistant Procurement Director and ensure that the completed documents with permissions from port authorities are sent.
  • Responsible to research, negotiate and manage all aspects of the ships and port relationships.
  • Implement new policies, standard operating procedures and company initiatives as directed.
  • Reconcile daily shipping data and complete reports.
  • Recommend and support continuous improvement within the department to improve performance, productivity and cost reduction.
  • Review policies and budgets and provide written reports to the senior management as assigned.
  • Monitor all shipments to ensure customer requirements are met and notify customers in case of any difficulty in meeting their requirement and negotiate a workable solution.
  • Make sure that all imported shipments under insurance cover until received in warehouses

3. Operating Environment:

  • The jobholder is stationed at the port and coordinates with Port authorities and Clearance Agent. He also communicates with Government Relations for Customs Clearance documentation and Head Office to receive necessary documents.

4. Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

Qualifications :

  • Diploma in relevant stream

Experience:

  • 6+ years of experience in documentation/coordination in a similar role

5. Competencies:

  • People co-ordination and networking skills
  • Documentation and follow up skills
  • Knowledge of English and Arabic
  • Ability to function independently and multi tasking.
  • Effective communication skills- verbal & written
  • Maximise business opportunities
  • Decision making.

Job Details

Industry:
Functional Area:
Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Type:
Job Location:
Gender:
Male
Minimum Education:
Diploma
Career Level:
Department Head
Minimum Experience:
6 Years
Work Permit:
Saudi Arabia
Apply Before:
Dec 30, 2014
Posting Date:
Sep 29, 2014

ARASCO Foods

Food & Beverages · 51-100 employees - Riyadh

Arasco Foods continuously pursues its journey to have a firm and quick plan to assume the leading initiative in the poultry sector greatly growing in the Kingdom. Arasco Foods has become amongst the most significant producers of poultry in the Kingdom and markets its products under the brand name “entaj”. Its production capacity reaches over 40 million birds annually, hence ranking it as one of the fastest growing amongst chicken producers in the Kingdom and this is despite the company’s relatively recent inception.

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