Import Export Administrator - Buenos Aires - CABA

Jan De Nul Group; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

International projects

Long-term employment

Job summary

Jan De Nul Group is seeking an Import Export Administrator in Buenos Aires to manage customs administration for the dredging project. You will work with the central logistics team, brokers, freight forwarders, banks, and authorities to ensure timely and compliant movement of vessels, equipment, and materials.

The role requires strong organization, Spanish and English proficiency, and experience with Argentine import/export procedures.

Qualifications

• Well-organised, accurate, and persistent with multi-file coordination.

Responsibilities

• Handle customs import/export administration for vessels, equipment and materials.
• Coordinate local freight and transport from arrival to site delivery.
• Set up and manage customs securities, bank guarantees, and insurances for temporary imports and re-exports.
• Maintain complete records of goods, services, and customs transactions.
• Prepare and check shipping and customs documents with brokers and forwarders.
• Apply central logistics policy at the local site and align with project needs.
• Stay updated on Argentine customs changes and impact on the project.

Skills

Spanish

English

Customs procedures

MS Office

Education

Bachelor in International Trade or Logistics

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the role

As an Import Export Administrator at Jan De Nul in Argentina, you support our dredging project. Our projects keep open the navigation channels that carry Argentina’s exports to sea, deepen and maintain river and coastal ports, and build land reclamation and coastal protection schemes. You will work in a dynamic environment and gain valuable experience along the way.To keep our activities in Argentina running, we need well-organised people who make sure our vessels, civil engineering equipment and materials enter and leave the country correctly, on time and in full compliance with Argentine customs legislation.

We are looking for an Import Export Administrator to join our project team and take charge of the customs administration of the project. As an Import Export Administrator, you will play a key role in the movement of goods into and out of the country, working closely with our central logistics department, the project team, customs brokers, freight forwarders, banks, insurers and the authorities.

What you’ll do

As an Import Export Administrator, you will be responsible for the customs import and export administration of the project, in line with our company logistics policy and local customs legislation.Your responsibilities will include:

• Handling the customs import and export administration for vessels, civil engineering equipment, spare parts and materials.
• Coordinating local freight and transport, from arrival in the country to delivery on site.
• Setting up and following up the customs securities, bank guarantees and insurances linked to temporary imports, and arranging their release when equipment is re-exported.
• Keeping complete and correct records of all goods and services subject to customs import or export.
• Keeping complete and correct records of all bank guarantees and insurances related to customs transactions, including deadlines and expiry dates.
• Preparing and checking shipping and customs documents and working with customs brokers (despachantes de aduana) and freight forwarders to ensure timely clearance.
• Applying our central logistics policy at the local site and integrating it in the best possible way within the project or joint venture.
• Keeping up to date with changes in Argentine customs and foreign trade regulations and flagging their impact on the project.

Your base in Buenos Aires You will be based at our office in Buenos Aires, working from Monday to Friday.

What do you need to have?

• You are well-organised, accurate and persistent, and you keep a clear overview even when many files run at the same time.
• A bachelor’s degree in International Trade (Comercio Exterior), Logistics, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with customs import and export procedures in Argentina.
• Good verbal and written Spanish and English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Clear communication and strong planning and organising skills.
• An eye for detail and a strong sense of responsibility.
• You live in or near Buenos Aires and are entitled to work here.
• Flexibility to adapt to operational needs.
• Experience with temporary import regimes, customs guarantees (garantías aduaneras) and bank guarantees, and an understanding of the maritime or construction sector is a strong asset.

Why working for us

• Long-term employment in Argentina in an international company working on projects with real impact.
• A salary package that includes medical insurance.
• A caring culture through our 4 corporate programmes (LEARN, FIT, SHIFT and S.A.F.E.): o LEARN stimulates a learning culture that triggers all Can-Do people to learn continuously and take ownership of their learning journey.o FIT allows us to monitor your well-being. The programme is centred around exercise, food and a healthy work-life balance.o SHIFT: we want sustainability to be part of everything we do. This requires a new way of thinking and acting: a shift towards bold ideas, smarter solutions and long-term thinking.o S.A.F.E. unites us in our commitment to achieve equal safety standards for every co-worker at Jan De Nul.

The world is what you make itJan De Nul Group shapes water and land around the world, addressing some of the most important challenges of our time. We boost the energy transition with infrastructure for renewable offshore energy. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build harbours and protect our coastlines from the rising sea. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and durable buildings. And we invest in planet redevelopment, giving new purpose to polluted sites. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make it. Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.