Imports & Exports Coordinator
About the role:
The Imports Coordinator, reporting to the Operations Manager in Zambia, will be instrumental in ensuring that all import and export procedures and documentation comply with both company standards and industry best practices.
The Imports Coordinator, reporting to the Operations Manager in Zambia, will be instrumental in ensuring that all import and export procedures and documentation comply with both company standards and industry best practices.
What you would be expected to do:
- Regulatory compliance and do regular checks to stay updated on new regulations and industry procedures to be applied in the company whenever necessary
- Plan, negotiate and coordinate with various business partners including carriers, freight forwarders, shipping & customs teams, transport subcontractors and warehouse teams to ensure smooth import and export operations
- Providing daily assistance with import and export operations, which entails managing product inspection needs and preparing GIT reports.
- Build and maintain relationships with appropriate regulatory agencies (ZRA, ZBS, ERB, Ministry of Energy, Treasury, SIAZ etc) as necessary to advance compliance with international shipping standards
- Act as the main liaison with external service providers for electronic messaging services associated with cargo shipments, including booking requests, customs updates, and e-AWB/Bill of Lading specifications.
- Maintain all end-to-end shipping documentation as well as process all imports and exports related payments
- Carry out the end-to-end ERP system bookings of the shipments
- Carry out ad-hoc projects based on business needs
- Continuously seek for opportunities to save cost or increase revenue to the company
- Contribute as team member to import/export compliance process improvements
- Manage any relevant operational issues and provide efficient and timely problem solving
- Represent the company at Industry Meetings and prepare reports, as necessary
- Facilitate advancements in technology and system upgrades to align with global and interline business goals
- Any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
You might be a strong candidate if you:
- Has a degree qualification preferably in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, International
- Shipping, Procurement or related field. Certification in tax/customs administration is an added advantage.
- Minimum 4 years proven hands on experience in international trade, shipping or logistics
- A solid knowledge and proficiency in Foreign Trade Zones and Compliant Zones is essential.
- Operations, and Inventory Control and Record keeping systems.
- Experience with import and export control commodity classifications and Product
- Classifications with Statutory Instruments explaining the tax regimes.
- Effective team player, with ability to work well with people.
- Knowledge and working experience with a robust ERP system preferably SAP.
- Ability to work comfortably with and maintain large volumes of data.
- Demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple tasks simultaneously while effectively prioritizing conflicting matters.
- Goal-oriented and organised team player.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated capacity to operate with limited oversight.
What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):
- A platform for professional growth in a rapidly expanding, high-impact sector.
- Immerse in a collaborative culture, energized by employees of Sun King who are collectively motivated by fostering a transformative, sustainable venture.
- A genuinely global environment: Engage and learn alongside a diverse group from varied geographies and backgrounds.
- Tailored learning pathways through the Sun King Center for Leadership to elevate your leadership and managerial capabilities.
About Sun King
Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, combining cutting-edge product design, fintech, and field operations to deliver energy access for the 1.8 billion people who live without an affordable and reliable electric-grid connection. Sun King has connected more than 20 million homes to solar power across Africa and Asia, adding over 200,000 homes each month.
Sun King makes solar products affordable to low-income households and businesses via ‘pay-as-you-go’ purchase financing. Sun King installs solar after customers pay a small deposit. Customers then make small, manageable payments of as little as US $0.11 a day via mobile money or cash.
Instead of paying for expensive, polluting, and health-damaging kerosene for lighting or diesel for power, customers unlock savings through accessing solar power and after one to two years of payments, customers own their solar equipment outright. To date, our Sun King solar products have saved customers more than $4 billion cumulatively.
Sun King collects payments digitally through mobile money systems and its 28,000 field agents — over 650,000 payments each day. Embedded electronics inside each Sun King device regulate usage based on payments, similar to the operation of a pre-paid mobile or electricity meter.
From cost-effective solar systems that provide home lighting and phone charging to robust solar inverters that can power high-energy appliances such as laptops, computers, refrigerators, and more, effectively acting as a full stand-in for grid power, Sun King’s products cater to a wide range of income segments and energy needs. Leveraging its proven distribution network and brand, Sun King is expanding its range of products and services to encompass clean cooking, electric mobility, entertainment, and more, aiming to address the needs of our underserved customers.
Sun King employs 2,800 full-time staff in 12 countries, with specialties spanning product design, data science, logistics, customer service, sales, software, operations, and more — all with a passion to serve off-grid families.
Sun King is committed to gender diversity in the workplace. Women represent 44% of Sun King’s workforce.
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