Export Import Assistant (1 year contract)

Join us as our Import & Export Assistant to advance and learn alongside accomplished business leaders to help customers around the world to optimize their processes and enable growth!

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allows our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do. Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. Our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment, and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead. Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

Key responsibilities

• As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse workplace based on empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day.
• We are looking for a proactive Import & Export Assistant who would be a key figure in supporting the financial function of a business.

About the Job

• Booking of transport of standard orders, documents, manuals etc.
• Import pick up customs clearance, co-ordinate for logistics and documentation.
• Execute correct shipping documentation in accordance with receiving country demand.
• Execute correct shipping documentation in accordance with Letter of Credit.
• Following up on shipments according to Incoterms
• Invoicing of standard orders
• Booking of FCA shipments ad-hoc (import and domestics)
• Approval of freight invoices and filing of documents

Who you are:

• 1-2 Years of Experience in Import-Export field including Documentation, co-ordination, logistics etc. good at excel, ERP understanding and using.
• Multitasking, fast learner and good communication both written and verbal.
• Minimum Graduate Diploma in Foreign trade will be added advantage.

Skills  

• Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Behavior’s Required for the Job)
• Any graduate, post-graduation or qualification in Foreign Trade would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge, Technical Skills, and Nature of Experience
• Behavioral/Leadership Skills

Who you are?

You’re innovative and solutions oriented. You’re driven and practical, able to execute in the most efficient way possible. You also share our curious mindset and want to know how you can be better and do better day after day. Just as important are the people, team, and communication skills essential to delivering projects in an agile way that meet quality, time, and targets. If you’re also adaptable and flexible, eager to learn even more and have a curiosity that drives innovation, this is where you’ll find a world of career-building opportunity.

Why should you apply?

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities to mingle and to learn.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success; you will be learning new things every day.
• 140 years old Swedish multinational company with stable growth and expansion
• Sustainability and contributing back to the people and planet are motives behind everything we do.

We always look for both experience and potential, so if you think you have what it takes to join us and are curious to find out more, apply

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.