Import & Export Specialist

Import & Export Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in a related field, preferably Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineer, Foreign Trade, International Relations, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations or other related disciplines
• Willing to be developed in Foreign Trade area (Basic Knowledge will be sufficient)
• Good level of knowledge in IPR (Inward Processing Regime) incentive scheme and at least 1 year of experience will be preferred in this field
• Excellent command of English
• Good knowledge of MS Office tools (esp. Excel & Access with VBA coding experience will be preferred asset)
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• No restriction for travel in and out of Turkey
• Driving License (B)
• Willing to live in Kocaeli or Sakarya

JOB DESCRIPTION

Successful candidate will be employed in Import & Export Department. Main responsibility area will be management of foreign trade incentives and initiating and following the import / export and transit activities which are carried out at Turkish Customs by means of Company Customs Brokers. At the same time creating work instructions and checking, approving and getting customs related documents in due time.

Job Details

• Management of IPR operations: like Application, Follow-up and Closing of IPR documents. Follow-up of foreign trade regulations and reflect to IPR management system. Managing HS (Harmonized System) codes identifications for new & ECI (Engineering Change Information) parts with Custom Broker. Monitoring HS quotas and making IPR document revisions on time. Managing incentives linked to suppliers. Communicating with related stakeholders.
• Follow-up of foreign trade regulations and reflect to IPR management system. Managing incentives linked to suppliers. . Communicating with related stakeholders.
• Identifying new parts for the List V scope and managing List V operations.
• Completing the import & export & transit transactions efficiently on time and in full harmony with organizational policy & guidelines and with all relevant laws and rules, doing the necessary followings and giving the feedback to order management and related units. Clarify open issues and conceptual requirements from order management on daily basis.
• Checking and forwarding the customs instructions to the Customs Agency companies
• Checking and forwarding the consignment instructions to the forwarder companies, handling and following up the organization for export and transit transactions through coordination with order management, logistics department, customs agency companies, and forwarders. Sending the export documents to receiver companies if requested
• Creating requests for customs tax payments to Customs, tracking the related payments through Customs agency companies
• Facilitating timely release of imported goods and dispatching to the warehouses or construction sites with the coordination of order management and customs agency companies.
• If necessary, carrying out the extension procedures for temporary import transactions
• Applying and tracking the necessary permission licenses for the import orders, applying for closure of the licenses for the obtained permissions by preparing necessary closure documents
• Ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and conformity of digital archive for data and documentation details of all customs transactions
• Following up the import, export, and customs legislations closely and informing the related order management and business units for the changes in due time
• Carrying out the necessary preparation for internal & external customs audits