Commercial Officer “Contract (full time after 6 months)” 612 views

About the Company

Our client, is principally a logistics service provider, having an extensive customs clearing and freight forwarding experience in Nigeria with a global network, seek to fill the role below

Job Title

Commercial Officer “Contract (full time after 6 months)”

Job Objectives

• Maintain a healthy and professional relationship with existing customers.
• Manage key performance indicators in line with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receiving Request For Quotations from clients
• Sending Request For Quotations to our freight forwarders overseas
• Sending Request For Quotations to the client’s local agents
• Analyzing rates received from forwarders and agents and submitting it to management
• Sending offers to clients and following up on these offers
• Upon confirmation, initiating the process with forwarders
• Handing over shipments to logistics and operations team
• After delivery of shipment: Validation and crosschecking of Final documents and debit notes received from the operations team with accounting figures.
• Liaising with Operations unit on pending exchange control documents
• Preparation of invoices and sending to respective clients.
• Following up with documentation inputs
• Following up with vendors on pending requests.
• Adequate compilation, inputting and filing of commercial documents; customer invoices, vendor bills.
• Other job schedules that may be assigned from time to time
• Maintain contact with vendors/clients and establish a good relationship with them for the progress of the business.
• Continuous monitoring of actual company performance and comparing it with the business target.
• Implement efficient processes to ensure smooth business operations

Qualification and Experience Required:

• Minimum of BSC degree in any discipline
• At least 7 years of working experience relevant to this role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge and Skills

• Basic knowledge of the logistics terrain
• Experienced and proficient in Microsoft Office and other business software applications
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good people management skills
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
• Must be able to multi-task

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV by using the “Apply this for this job” button below.

Salary

Competitive package