Maersk Line recruits 01 Inland Operation Associate

Inland Operation Associate

Cote d’Ivoire

Abidjan

Local

Shipping Operations

Last application date: 28/2/2019

The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is located in Western Africa, bordering on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The population is estimated at 20 million with the capital city residing in Abidjan. The country is regarded as having a high level of religious freedom and diversity, with the predominant religion being Christianity, Muslim and animist.

Côte d’Ivoire boast lots of agricultural products like cocoa (1st worldwide producer), coffee, cotton, rubber, oil palm, cashew, and diverse natural resources natural gas, diamond, gold, timber, iron, etc. Côte d’Ivoire forms part of the Central Bank of West African States (of which it is the dominant economy), the West African Economic and Monetary Union and Economic Union of Central Africa (UEMOA) and the Organisation for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).

The Côte d’Ivoire Cluster, which includes offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burkina Faso is a fast changing and dynamic collection of markets. With its head office in Abidjan, Maersk Liner business has established a strong and expanding presence in the area with an expectation for continued growth and development in the future.

We are looking to hire a dynamic Inland Operation Associate to join our team in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Inland Operation Associate will report to the Import Delivery Supervisor and will be responsible to handle import delivery activities, create import shipments and ensure performance reporting.

We offer

We offer a position in a challenging and ever-changing environment in which you will gain industry knowledge, sharp communication skills and customs clearance techniques, procedures and process.

This will equip you with the competencies required for cargo customs clearance and delivery, deepen your potential and career development as well as contribute to your team’s and organization’s success.

You will live the opportunity to lead a team in charge of customs formalities, part of responsibility for the end-to-end shipping process to delivery of the cargo at destination.

Part of a world-class brand in the form of Maersk, you will experience the chance to work alongside a dynamic and motivated team of delivery and to contribute to the growth and success of Maersk.

This role will allow you to create your own impact and be exposed to great development opportunities not only within the Maersk brand, but also across the AP-Moller Maersk group.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively/actively solve all import operational challenges and deliver what has been promised to the customer

• Coordinate and facilitate smooth and optimal Import delivery

• Ensure reception of complete delivery files and arrange timely system update

• Timely preparation of delivery documentation in compliance with local regulation, arrange system update and avoid additional costs

• Arrange work order dispatching as per procurement guidelines

• Handle import delivery containers longstanding management

• Prepare and share weekly/ monthly statistics and performances

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively/actively solve all import empty pick up challenges and ensure systems update

• Update and maintain records of vendors performance / statistics

• Be customer oriented behavior at phone-calls and in written correspondence

• Live company values

• Carry out ad-hoc tasks assigned

We are looking for

– Passionate, energetic, driven and motivated to deliver results

– A self-starter with sense of urgency and time management

– 1-2 years working Experience in container shipping business

– Shipping or logistics educational background

– Acceptable English level and fluency in French

– Verbal & written communication skills