-Education:
University Graduate (Logistics, Supply Chain, Customs Admin, Industrial / Mechanical, Business Management)
Experience
Transportation, Expeditor, Customs Admin, Logistics, Freight Forwarding.
Knowledge
The Logistics Engineer (LE) will oversee and manage the logistics operational activities of each Project with regards to related requirements of project ; (contracting, maintaining), seafreight, airfreight, land transportation, and across border land transportation movement of equipment and materials
-General Characteristics:
A Logistics Engineer must have a suitable level of education and experience within an office environment, local and international shipping or forwarding.
Role and Responsibilities
• To communicate effectively with clients, vendors, shippers, forwarders, transportation, customs, couriers, site and other operational departments.
• To organize and assist with training as required for newly hired staffs
• To ensure that full coordination scope are completed and maintained for all import and export shipments
• To assist clients/expeditors / logistics members to improve faster shipping/transportation with lesser cost
• To monitor cargo movement through the tracking system
• Updates customs clearance status
• Sends updates to client and all project related team
• Reviews freight rates: air, sea, courier, and land
• Liaises with custom brokers and local agents for reporting procedures
• Maintains contacts with seaport, airport, border, and other local governments key person
• Reviews shipping drawing and transportation plan
• Coordinate with vendors and transporters of heavy cargo shipments
• Supports in Route survey if required
• Attends meeting with vendors, clients, site, and all related departments if required
• Visits seaport, airport, border if required
• Attends loading of heavy cargo if required
• Expedites all critical orders with local subcontract vendor
• responsible for monitoring clearance, deliveries, ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining accurate logs or records of all related project shipments
• Prepares invoice payment application to accounts thru SAP system
• Prepares and submits daily status to all project related team and client
• Prepares and submits logistics report as required per project
• Ensure effective and timely implementation of all Logistics daily operational goals
• Establish and manage relations with warehouses/storage yard, ocean carriers, customs broker, transporters, and clients
• Negotiate and support logistics costs meant for 3rd party logistics providers assisting yearly budget goals.
• Plan and arrange logistics required shipments.
-Technical:
• A Logistics Engineer must have a suitable level of education and experience within an office environment, local and international shipping or forwarding.
• Result oriented person with excellent interpersonal written/oral skills.
• Analyze logistical problems and produce new solutions.
• Could produce maximum volume of work with quality outcome
• A Logistics Engineer must be able to work as part of a team in a fast paced and pressured environment, communicating effectively with both colleagues and clients and following verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to efficiently solve problems and high decision making skills
• Computer literate
• Time Management
-Behavioral:
• Positivity
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Motivating and Inspiring the Team
• Result Driven
• Physically Fit
-COURSE (OPTIONAL):
Leadership Training, Communication Skills, Office Management Skills, Business Management