Logistics Operation Support

Celestica; Kulim; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking an Import/Export Specialist in Malaysia to ensure export shipments and documentation comply with customs laws. You will liaise with customs offices, collect logistics data for trends, and evaluate carriers for shipment while analyzing freight costs.

The role requires 3–6 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field, with geography-dependent education requirements. A solid understanding of logistics processes and cost optimization is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Three to six years of relevant experience
• Educational requirements may vary by geography

Responsibilities

• Works to ensure export shipments and documentation are in compliance with applicable customs law
• Acts as a liaison with customs offices
• Collects and analyzes logistics data for trends and potential cost savings
• Evaluates and selects carriers for shipment of product
• Analyzes freight data for internal and external charges
• Provides leadership, guidance and training to supply chain, procurement and program management functions
• Interfaces with Celestica management to ensure processes are in place and working

Job description

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: LOG - Logistics
Role: Specialist
Job Title: Import/Export Specialist
Job Code: SPE-SCM-IMPX
Band: Level 08
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Incumbents apply in-depth knowledge in a specific area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under minimum Supervision. Seeks approval from others on matters outside of job/role scope. Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives and possible solutions. Unusual problems are solved jointly with manager. Work is reviewed for application of sound technical judgment. May lead a work group or project team consisting of technical and support staff. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Works to ensure export shipments and documentation are in compliance with applicable customs law.
• Acts as a liaison with customs offices.
• Collects and analyzes logistics data for trends and potential cost savings.
• Evaluates and selects carriers for shipment of product.
• Analyzes freight data for internal and external charges. Interfaces with customers to identify billing information.
• Responsible for process development and reengineering related to border crossings.
• Provides leadership, expertise, guidance and training to the supply chain, commodity, procurement and program management functions, ensuring that the latest practices and procedures are followed.
• Interfaces with various levels of Celestica management to ensure processes are in place and working such that we maintain compliance with Logistics processes.
• Good knowledge of an electronics manufacturing environment, material and processes.
• Expert understanding and interpretation of traffic and customs rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple business applications.
• Good understanding of internal and external customer requirements.
• Good financial, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve high complexity process/system problems using financial, analytical, and/or statistical models.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Typical Experience

• Three to six years of relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.

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