Shipping & Export Officer

Active in more than 20 African countries, SMT offers the whole range of Volvo equipment: Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses, and marine & industrial engines with Volvo Penta.

We are also the official dealer of SDLG, Dressta, Sennebogen Green Line, Mack Trucks and Marcopolo buses. In its subsidiaries, SMT Africa has a permanent stock of trucks, machinery, and parts ready to be delivered.

Introduction

Official Distributor for Volvo Group (Volvo Construction, Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Bus & Volvo Penta), SMT Africa offers a wide range of products in more than twenty countries of North, West & Central Africa.

We operate an outstanding own sales and service network with operational agility and entrepreneurial spirit. Our team of mechanical and aftersales experts built, through the last 10 years, a service level quality that we are all proud of.

In order to strengthen our Logistics department with additional expertise, we are currently looking for a "Shipping & Export Officer " for our office in Antwerp.

Responsibilities

The “Shipping & Export Officer ” is mainly responsible for arranging and scheduling transportation of equipment while optimizing service and cost for goods / merchandise. This is an individual role, operating in full autonomy for several countries.

• You are responsible for the entire process, from launching pickings, to invoicing, to following all applicable export rules and regulations, booking transport and following up until arrival of the goods in Africa.

• Oversee and coordinate the movement of goods or equipment including the pre-delivery checks and keep clients informed of progress ;

• Prepare complex export documentation and ensure equipment has been duly checked on quality and conformity prior to shipping ;

• Solve import / export issues in close cooperation with customers and sales teams

• Define the most cost-effective transport type and negotiate arrangements with carriers to ensure timely shipping to customers ;

• Assess duty and tariffs amounts for shipments and ensure that logistics activities comply with the applicable legislation and regulations, making suggestion to improve shipping processes or optimize costs.

Profile

• You hold a degree in Logistic, Supply Chain or equivalent by experience ;
• Previous experience in handling international shipments ;
• Ability to work in ERP systems and Microsoft based programs, mainly Outlook and Excel;
• You're fluent in Dutch or French with strong command of English;
• Knowledge of Incoterms, credit letters and transport documentation;
• Organized with good time management, multi-tasking ;
• Good problem solver and ability to deal with complexity ;
• Deadline oriented and able to work under pressure ;
• Team player and Cost conscious.

Offer

• A salary in line with your experience and achievement as well as extra-legal benefits (group insurance, hospitalization insurance, luncheon vouchers, representation allowances, …) ;
• A real opportunity to enhance your experience and develop your skills ;
• A function with an international influence that combines autonomy and initiative ;
• A framework with a human dimension and a dynamic corporate culture, voluntary and ambitious, where team spirit, customer satisfaction, flexibility and the quality of its services are recognized as its main values.

Our values

Our way of working as a professional community, can be best described as Caring, Daring and Sharing. Caring because we are service-minded, and we always like to go the extra mile for our customers and give our people the attention and care they deserve. Daring because we are innovative in our business, constantly looking for smart improvement. And finally Sharing because we realize we’re doing this together; with our clients, with a great team of skilled specialists, excellent manufacturers and reliable suppliers. These values create an engaging environment for passionate people who like to work in a place with purpose.