Vacancies for Opts Associates At Damco East Africa

Damco East Africa Area comprises of 140 team members spread across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius .Damco enjoys a significant presence in this Area with a great market share.

Further to our rapid growth in the Area, Damco Tanzania is currently hiring for Operations Associates to be stationed in Tanzania.

What We Offer

A visible role where you will demonstrate ownership of the commercial growth within the set parameters. Moreover, you will act as an active team member and actively promote the company culture and values.

In return, you will gain valuable experience in long-term strategy planning and execution, negotiation, and play a pivotal role in setting the future direction of Damco EAF.

Key Responsibilities
Operations associate will be responsible for planning & executing operational activities related to Operations involving all the file management & operations activities post booking

The incumbent has to act as the owner of the job file and will also be responsible for creating & updating of shipping documents & Customer Invoices in the system. This role will need to closely coordinate with customer service, VAS team, and commercial team members as necessary to ensure that best in class service is given to our customers.

•Plan Shipment
•Send Pre-advice to Destination
•Receive & Prepare Shipping Doc.
•Open shipment on trakit
•Upload shipping docs on trait
•Update trakit on daily basis
•Follow up on OBL till received from consignee before loading cargo
•Handover transit shipment on time to agent
•Follow up shipment from receiving docs till shipment is delivered
•Send final costs to CSO for invoicing
•Arrange delivery note to agents
•Keep CSO updates on shipments
•Make sure empty is returned to ICD
. Close trakit WO

Who we are looking for
•The ideal candidate should have an outgoing and convincing personality, a sense of urgency, drive and result orientation.
•Good analysis and judgment skills
•Ability to work as individual but also understand a TEAM approach
•Customer facing and presentation skills
•Must speak and write the native language at a high level
•Must speak and write English at an intermediate level
•Must be outgoing and easily able to build relationships at all levels
•Able to quickly adapt to changes
•Multi-tasking abilities
All applications should be received by 30th March 2016.
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