The Role

The role is conversely responsible for the success of the organization's export demands by coordinating shipments, ensuring compliance with international trade regulations, and managing export supervisory, pre-shipment, and post-shipment team members to bring accuracy and potentiate shipment operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure proper adherence to destination documentation requirements as stipulated in the shipping instructions.
• Prepare an accurate report of all Nigeria-origin export shipments to the Business Head and the Trade team in Dubai.
• Responsible for scheduling inspections with regulatory agencies for statutory documents : NAQS (NON-GMO & PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE), NDLEA & Customs
• Responsible for raising NXPs, stakeholders’ verification for inspection requests, NESS payments, and retrieval of CCI.
• Keep records of inflows to match funds with NXP value for proper reconciliation with the finance team and designated bank.
• Manage and leverage contacts within the port, shipping lines, customs, and inspection agents to mitigate delays in transit time from the warehouse to the port of destination.
• Negotiate and collate cost-effective freight rates from shipping lines as requested by the Business Head.
• Provide and coordinate the training of export team members on recent export operations process in Nigeria.
• Keep accurate reports of forwarding charges, terminal handling charges, export & fumigation levy, and quality inspection surveyor's payments for proper reconciliation.
• Organize meetings with all logistics team members to discuss issues that are pertinent to the operations.
• Send updates of all pending freight payments to the Dubai team to maximize the timeline in our documentation process.
• Assess and coordinate all operations of vessel planning with the cargo readiness team to avoid renomination charges and delays within the terminal.
• Manage all Export Expansion Grant (EEG) filing for proper documentation and upload on the EEG web portal before the deadline.
• Provide decisive ideas & suggestions to the ENS Business Head on new processes that can be utilized.

Qualifications / experience and skills