Transport & Customs Officer

Transport & Customs Officer 

Purpose of the Job

Import Procedures, Coordinate shipment status with suppliers, organise, compile documents required for imports/exports. Follow up for timely clearance of materials from customs.

Custom clearance

Ascertain applicable duties, coordinate with customs/port/air-port for processing bill of entry/warehouse goods and freight forwarders/steamer/ container agents in order to ensure timely clearance of material

Transportation

Organise, arrange material transportation from Vendors premises/air-port/port/warehouse/local vendors to destination and follow-up transportation status in order to ensure timely and safe delivery of material

Organization Structure

In order to achieve mission, the scope includes following activities :

• Import Procedures • Custom clearance • Transportation

Organizational Reporting  Reporting to Transportation Manager 

Network & Links 

Warehouses to build accurate schedules (reception & shipment) • Sourcing / Key Commodity Managers, EHS, Quality, Sales/Tender, Project Execution, Supply chain manager, Internal and external Service Suppliers and Business Partners

Objectives • Maintain Project Transportation costs/budgets when subject to global sourcing changes • Safety and no incidents in Heavy and Over Dimensional Transportation and shipments. • Regulatory Compliance import/export in Country with Customs and local agencies • Shipping, Documentation and Training Compliance

Measurement

• Keeping transport costs within project budgets • Actual cost versus “as sold’ • On time delivery • Damage free transportation • Visibility of goods in transit

Responsibilities Responsibilities / Tasks: 

Leads, Manages and develops the Transport & customs to meet budgeted tenders for transportation budgets, maintains Regulatory Compliance with all Country and local government agencies and comply with EHS regulations. • Optimizes costs, services and organization in line with strategy and changing markets • Prepares and evaluates risk analysis and risk mitigation at tender phase and identification of contingency plans for Transportation, Import Export, Trade and Regulatory Compliance • Strategy in order to meet on time deliveries within budget and within a predefined scope • Establishes required insurance coverage, terms and conditions and frame agreements for heavy Transportation and Rigging service providers for the transport of critical path components • Conducts detailed route studies and commercial clarifications with local authorities for the execution of transporting heavy over dimensional power plant components. • Supervises the timely return of specialized transport devices. • Develops and implements strategy for reducing import and export duty costs with customs agencies under existing regulations. • Establishes internal training and procedures for Transportation and Regulatory Compliance. • Supervises customs clearance in the country of export and final destination. • Procures certification and legalization of documentation for Import and export • Evaluates proper export packing and transportation devices for over dimensional and super heavy components. • Manages claim management through preventive actions, surveyors and lessons learned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/Qualification : A Saudi National Candidate, Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; typically 5+ years of related work experience is required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Analytical and Critical thinking

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide .