Logistics Coordinator

Zamil Steel Buildings Co

Handling with shipping lines, booking vessels, tracking shipments, arrange loading dates, and vessel arrivals dates for export.

• Follow up with drivers and the schedules for release the containers for loading from the factory and their arrival at the port, coinciding with the cutoff date of vessel.
• prepare shipping documents with the shipping line, paying for container transport, loading and unloading costs, and container shipping fees.
• Tracking the arrival of containers to their final destination and arrival dates and free days for the customer.
• Preparing documents for certificates of origin, commercial invoices, and export certificates, packing list.
• Confirming vessels arrival time to Finance Dept for payment purposes and to Buyers to guarantee availability of shipping documents prior to vessels arrival to avoid paying demurrage or storage fees.
• Keeping records of all demurrages, detentions, etc. and follow up with the concerned buyers for settlements and implements preventive actions to avoid customs penalties.
• Prepare a justification note in case of paying demurrage mentioning the reasons of the penalty paid.
• Preparing and follow up the payments for the customs house with Finance Dept.
• Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.
• Arranging weekly schedule for loading dates.
• Coordinates with the factory the arranging of containers arrival for loading as per the monthly export schedule.
• Following up with the couriers and shipping lines for freight quotations for destinations not have a fixed contract with their destinations.
• prepare and arrange all customs requirements for Sea and air and inland.