Import & Foreign Purchasing Specialist
ACFET -
Zaytoun, CairoPosted 1 year ago135Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description
- Operate all the import operations, and keep up with with all new importation restrictions and legalization.
- Finding and studying the best ways to import specially during crisis periods.
- Communicating with our existing foreign suppliers, with constant search for new ones and creating supplier database.
- Following up all emails received from, sent to suppliers
- Following up and reviewing all documentation.
- Recording all purchasing transaction and ensuring updating the relevant files daily.
- Checking and following up with suppliers about the production schedule.
- Providing the actual due payments to the financial team to prepare the financial reports.
- Ensuring all payments made in time and following up receipts.
- Contacting the shipping lines for best price for freight and best service.
- Following up shipping booking with shipping lines.
- Following up with the customs clearance agent.
- Preparing all documents and files needed for clearance and delivery.
- Tracking all orders, shipments since order until delivery at warehouses and preparing the related reports.
- Comparing the current purchasing prices of a brand with the purchasing prices of other alternative brands.
- Making sure to execute shipments in a way to get the best results with minimum cost.
Job Requirements
- Foreign Trade and Business Administration (or similar) bachelor degree graduate.
- Experienced in similar fields (Instrumentation) is a plus, preferably 2-4 years.
- Diploma in supply chain is Preferred.
- Keeping up with all new importation restrictions and legalization.
- Excellent English language speaking, writing and reading.
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong Negotiation Skills.
- Excellent command in using MS office.
- Time management and organizational skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines .
- Work under pressure.
- Must have strong follow up skills.
- High level of professionalism and a strong ability to relate to people of all business levels.
- Attention to details.
- Strong sense of urgency.
- problem-solving skills.
- High flexibility and fast response and actions.
- Good decision making skills.
- Females preferably.
