Customs Shipping Technician

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

Always committed to promoting and supporting the values of diversity and inclusion, Saipem confirms its commitment to valuing differences as a source of mutual enrichment. To this end, it promotes and encourages conditions that allow the removal of every obstacle that limits the full expression of people and their complete development within the organization. It protects and guarantees work conditions that respect individual dignity, while promoting a collaborative, harmonious, fair and supportive work environment.

Purpose of the position

As Customs Shipping Technician you will respond to the Logistic Manager and be part of the Procurement Department. You will manage the operational management and support within the international logistics chain (Shipping & Customs), responsible for developing technical procedures, executing integrated transport flow planning (Projects & Assets), and driving cost optimization through strategic freight allocation and forwarder agreement management, as well as other activities related to the position.

How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities :

• Contribute in preparing specific procedures for Shipping, Customs and packing of goods

• Contribute in preparing technical enquiry package for Shipping and Customs services

• Assist the Shipping and Customs Manager in planning the Shipping and Customs activities of both Project and Assets Material

• Once the SF generated from either PO/DO, TR, TO is assigned, review scope and documentation, prepare the Transport

• Plan and define the best means of transport according to goods weights and dims, best transit route/time, required schedule and actual costs

• Where the scope of the transport is fully covered by existing Transport Agreements and related price lists, assign the shipment to the freight forwarder who can guarantee the required services in the most efficient manner at the cheapest rate.

• Where no TA could cover the scope of the transport or in specific circumstances (i.e. oversize/overweight materials,peculiar collection/destination locations, urgency etc.), with the authorization of the Shipping & Customs Manager, prepare through the transport instruction a dedicated PR to issue dedicated transport contract

• Prepare the documents required to the execution of the Shipping and Customs activities, and required to fulfil import, export and transit formalities in accordance with applicable Customs rules and regulations

• Monitor the status of each shipment from goods collection up to actual completion, gather and check all shipping document duly signed and stamped to attest final receipt. Prepare the Service Entry Sheet in accordance with Transport ServiceContract Documents

• Promptly notify Saipem Insurance department when the value of a shipment exceed the Corporate Insurance deductibles and when a damage occurs during transportation

• Use SAP for the management of Shipping and Customs activities and ensure timely updating,archive and maintain traceability of Shipping and Customs documents

• Support the material purchasing department to define budgets for transports and the best contractual delivery terms

What are we looking for?

• Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in customs operations, freight forwarding, or international logistics

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Logistics Management, Foreign Trade, Economics, or related Fields

• Languages: Portuguese and Professional English.

• Technical Skills: Advanced knowledge of customs legislation, tariff classifications, and Incoterms, analytical accuracy, and documentation management (DU, BL, Packing List)

• IT Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office

What We Can Offer to You

• Contractor Role: Full time

• Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including an attractive health insurance plan with 100% coverage for the employee and up to four direct dependents. We also have promotions and performance bonuses granted according to clear, objective criteria and demonstrated results.

• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.

• Location: Luanda, Angola

• Start date: as soon as a successful candidate is identified

Please note: All applicants must reside in Angola and possess a valid residence card, as Saipem is unable to offer sponsorships.

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you might not fit this role perfectly? If you think you can contribute to our business development in the future, don’t hesitate to apply anyway through our spontaneous application form!

We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

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