Assistant Manager, Shipping at Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordination of shipping operations to ensure timely cost efficient delivery of products to assigned destinations in compliance with sector requirements, company policies and procedures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring all import and export shipments are cleared in a timely fashion and trouble shoot on any emerging issues.
• Ensuring that shipments are in compliance with all statutory regulations as well as client requirements.
• Ensuring all appropriate operating licenses are acquired and renewed as required.
• Ensuring proper company standard operating procedures and policies are followed at all times.
• Ensuring at all times clients are furnished with up-to-date information in regards to their consignments.
• Liaising with the relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that work assignments are optimally met.
• Ensuring the department is well versed in all import and export requirements and procedures.
• Designing all SOPs for import and export and ensure compliance to all ISO guidelines.
• Collaborating with ISO team leader and perform audit on processes and maintaining expert knowledge on all custom regulations.
• Ensuring proper records of documents of work assignments are maintained

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in a similar field
• East Africa Customs Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate.
• A Diploma in Shipping/ Clearing and Forwarding.
• An MBA will be an added advantage
• Thorough knowledge of the regulatory requirements affecting the sector
• The ability to plan, organize, implement and evaluate assigned goals
• Ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and be result oriented
• The ability to lead, coordinate and develop a multi skilled team to ensure all the company’s objectives are constantly met.
• High standards of integrity and ethical practice