IMPORT/EXPORT MANAGER
AGRIBUSINESS UNITED DMCC
Total years of experience :2 years, 7 Months
* Actively involved in making decisions and resolving issues related to payment and operations
* Works on the budget for each vessel before loading.
* Manages PO and scheduling of delivery.
* Negotiates the best rates and deals available from suppliers and vessel brokers ensuring a cost-effective operations.
* Import and Export Letter of Credit
* Generates and facilitates execution of purchase (USA, South America, GCC and Some parts of Africa) and sales /buying (Maghreb and European countries) contracts.
* Check and approves payable such as freight invoices, pro-forma disbursements from agents at load port and disport, weight settlement, quality settlement, freight forwarder expenses, surveyor services, etc.
* Facilitates quality and weight claims.
* Risk Management /Hedging
* Plays an important role on Vessel Operations and International Logistics not limited to the following:
- Communicating and manages customers, distributors and suppliers offering the highest quality of customer service (most of which are French-speaking for orders and execution of contracts.
- Constantly monitoring vessel positions and operations at load port and disport ensuring the goods will arrive or be delivered on time without delays and in great condition.
- Nominate vessel and appropriate goods shipped to buyers
- Nominates agents at load port and disport of the vessel.
- Declare goods to the insurance company (vessel, cargo, barge and rails)
- Sends documentation instructions received from Buyers to Freight Forwarders and Surveyors (USA, South America, GCC)
- Directly deals with Freight Forwarders and Surveyors for certificate issuance and other necessary export documentations.
- Checks and approve certificates such as Phytosanitary certificates, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading, and surveyor certificates in accordance to the documentation instructions of Clients.
- Checks receivable invoices to be sent to Buyer’s banks.
- Sends daily updates of vessel operations to banks and buyers
- Mirsal II
* Broad knowledge on INCOTERMS
* Inventory monitoring
* Conducts market research and customer profiling
* Assures that vessels arrive at disport in a timely manner by monitoring definite schedules and constant follow ups.
* Manages the charter parties agreed between the company and the vessel owners
⋅ Functions as the office manager for EMINTAD and its Group of companies ¿ Responsible for the day to day operations of the corporation
- Booking of tickets, hotels and pick-ups for the business trips of the MD.
- Organize the diary of the MD.
- Full support to the MD: presentations and preparation of needed materials.
⋅ Provides full Headquarters support to EMINTAD¿s partners in over twenty countries
⋅ Supervises any paid office staff, coordinates all office workers, and routinely handles unusual problems under difficult circumstances in what is sometimes unsettled environment
⋅ Maintains all corporate books and accounts, receives and disburse funds and handles all corporate financial transactions
⋅ Maintains all records, and submits all evidence necessary to maintain EMINTAD’s tax status, and to maintain the corporation’s registration as an approved Free Trade Zone Company within the UAE.
⋅ Prepare and does research for materials for IPO.
Publicized club events thru various media such as email invites and social networking sites
· Attended to phone and email queries regarding event reservations
· Designed promotional pages online to boost club attendance
· Interacted with guests to ensure customer satisfaction