Import & Logistics Specialist

ADM; Bulacan; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM in Bulacan, Philippines seeks an Import & Logistics Specialist to manage foreign contracts for imported commodities and align with national supply strategies. You will coordinate with internal stakeholders and suppliers, issue POs, review contracts, and monitor from origin to destination.

Ensure compliance with government rulings and optimize landed costs. A collaborative role across QA, Supply Chain and Operations supports uninterrupted production.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in import and logistics.
• Preferably educational background in customs administration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with cross-location coordination.

Responsibilities

• Align foreign contract execution with national commodity strategy and purchase plans.
• Provide document copies to internal stakeholders nationwide.
• Issue purchase orders for all imported materials in the system.
• Review contracts and monitor inventory from origin to destination.
• Close expired contracts and manage positions.
• Reconcile outturn guarantees with service providers and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with related teams on quality issues and variances.
• Submit weekly import delivery plans to relevant departments.
• Release imported materials in coordination with brokers and transport partners.
• Ensure compliance with government import rulings (BAI, BPI, BIR, BOC).
• Coordinate landed cost estimation for imported materials in Bulacan.
• Provide supplier evaluation based on service performance.
• Analyze spend and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Develop network for freight and warehouse providers.
• Provide weekly import monitoring updates for assigned commodities.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers.
• Collaborate with QA, Formulation, Supply Chain and Operations to avoid production disruptions.

Skills

Import & Logistics mgmt

Communication & coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Customs administration

Job description

The Import & Logistics Specialist will be supporting all foreign contract execution role for all imported commodities required for animal nutrition and pet solutions in Bulacan Plant.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all foreign contract execution align with the purchase strategy of national commodity team
• Provide the copy of documents to internal stakeholders nationwide
• Issue the purchase order of all imported materials in the system nationwide
• Review outstanding contracts and monitor stock inventory for proper execution from origin to destination
• Ensure timely closing of non-outstanding or expired contracts for proper position management
• Reconcile the outturn guarantee with service providers and internal stakeholders and ensure within the tolerance for shipments
• Coordinate with the Foreign Contract Execution Officer for claims relating to quality issues and quantity variances from outturn guarantee and Bill of Lading
• Coordinate on QFS team for the guaranteed quality on the contract and any quality related concerns
• Submit the weekly delivery plan to concerned departments for proper alignment in the demand and supply planning
• Responsible for timely releasing of imported materials in proper coordination with internal stakeholders and service providers such as brokers and truckers
• Ensure compliance on government rulings of BAI, BPI, BIR and BOC relating to importation of goods
• Coordinate with the Foreign Contract Execution the landed cost estimation for all imported materials in Bulacan
• Provide supplier evaluation based on overall service performance
• Analyze spend and identify opportunities for cost reduction
• Develop network for service providers related to freight and warehouse
• Provide weekly import monitoring update for all assigned imported commodities
• Manage relationships with key suppliers
• Work closely with QA, Formulation, Supply Chain and Operation to ensure unhampered production due to supply issues

Profile:

• Minimum of 3-year experience related to import and logistics preferably in agri-business or trade industry
• Preferably with customs administration educational attainment
• Self-driven team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills (collaboration across locations and functions; coordination with external partners and suppliers)