Transport Control Associate

Volvo Group; Indiana; On-site; USD 8,400 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Group in India is seeking a logistics and transport operations professional for a 2-year contractual role in Pithampur. You will manage import/export clearance, coordinate with LSPs and internal teams, and ensure timely production material movement across Volvo plants and dealers globally.

You will collaborate with Plant Logistics, Purchasing, AS, and Customs teams to ensure compliant, on-time shipments, capacity forecasting, and KPI tracking, while leveraging ERP systems and digital tools

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in Transport Operations/ Logistics/ Stakeholder communication.
• Degree in Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce/Masters in Logistics and SCM or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in international trade including customs clearance activities.
• Knowledge of customs laws, regulations, and procedures in India.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to liaise with customs authorities and stakeholders.
• Problem solving abilities with attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems.
• Digitalization skills including O365, Power BI & use of AI.
• Team-player with high analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute shipments in close coordination with LSPs and internal stakeholders.
• Collect forecasts from stakeholders and share with TQA/LSPs to secure capacity.
• Collaborate with Plants & Sales teams on lead time vs. cost vs transport modes analysis.
• Maintain and review KPIs with LSPs and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure correct usage of transport systems such as ATLAS/ ShipIT/ A4D / XTR by LSPs and stakeholders.
• Escalate LSP performance issues to CRISM.
• Prepare SOP for customs broker and monitor performance as per SOP.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement towards duty savings and avoid extra cost on duties.
• Apply knowledge of CKD kits import/exports, ADD, BIS QCO orders and related policies.

Skills

ERP systems

Power BI

O365

AI

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering/Commerce degree

Masters in Logistics & SCM

Tools

ATLAS

ShipIT

A4D

XTR

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

At Logistics International, Transport Operations India (TO IN) you will:

• Ensure seamless, compliant, and timely transport capacity management & bookings including customs clearance of import and export shipments & also secure domestic shipments.
• Manage overseas & domestic transportation of material to the Production Facilities of Volvo's Trucks, Construction Equipment, Buses & Powertrain production units within Volvo's Joint Venture in India.
• Distribution of Vehicles, Construction Equipment & Penta products to domestic & overseas Dealers/Customers.
• Managing Product Transit Yards for our Sales colleagues & Cross Docks for our Material exports to Volvo Plants in France, Sweden, Brazil, Belgium & Australia.
• We make sure that all logistics services are delivered with world class operational excellence and this is achieved through networks and collaborations between functions in different locations globally.

About The Role

Location: Pithampur

Employment Type: 2-year contractual role

Who are you?

In this role, you will collaborate with internal stake holders such as Plant Logistics team, Purchasing, Accounting Services team (AS), Customs & Trade Team within Volvo Logistics and external stakeholder such LSP (logistics service provider), Customs Brokers (CHA) to ensure on-time clearance of materials to production facilities & fulfil obligations towards Customs Compliance.

• You execute the shipments in close coordination with LSPs and internal stakeholders.
• You collect the forecast from stakeholders and share with TQA/ LSPs to secure capacity.
• Collaboration with Plants & Sales teams on the analysis of lead time vs. cost vs transport modes.
• Maintain and review the KPIs with LSPs and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure the correct usage of transport systems such as ATLAS/ ShipIT/ A4D / XTR etc. by LSPs and internal stakeholders.
• Escalate the LSP performance issues to CRISM.
• You are competent to prepare SOP for customs broker & monitor Customs Broker Performance as per the SOP.
• You demonstrate continuous improvement drive towards duty savings, avoid extra cost on duty interest, penalties.
• You have thorough Knowledge on CKD kits import/ exports, ADD, BIS QCO orders and its related government agency on policies and ability to implement this knowledge in daily operations.

Competence & Experience

• 2-3 Years of experience in Transport Operations/ Logistics/ Stake Holder communication.
• Degree In Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce/ Masters in Logistics and Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in international trade (preferably in the automotive / Construction Equipment Industry) including customs clearance activities.
• Knowledge of customs laws, regulations, and procedures in India.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to liaise with customs authorities and stakeholders.
• Problem solving abilities with attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems.
• Digitalization skills including O365, Power BI & use of AI.
• Team-player and collaborator with high analytical skills.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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