Export Logistics Assistant Manager (North Africa, Levant & Iraq)

About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate about logistics and customer facing, then this role is just for you!

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Lead logistics team responsible for shipment planning based on expected supply & customer requirements.
• Coordinate the supply chain procedures to maximize quality of delivery.
• Responsible for export logistics excellence scope.
• Responsible for logistics budget center; maintain cost analysis report.
• Manage logistics cost & savings projects.
• Identify logistics areas for process improvement and cost optimization to ensure expectations are met.
• Develop dashboard for logistics KPIs & shipment tracking.
• Maintain updated reports of shipments tracker and send to customers on weekly basis.
• Optimize logistics planning to ensure we are delivering with best service, quality & lead time.
• Communicate with customers, shipping lines, freight forwarders, ports & ICT team to achieve profitable deals.
• Schedule loading plan taking into consideration WHs shifts capacity, vessel schedules, customer requirements.
• Provide information to customers about the status of their shipments, sudden regelation,
• Follow up the customer complains (if any) to close internal with clear action plan and responsibility.
  
  

What You Need To Succeed

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Logistics/Transportation/Supply Chain
• 4 to 6 years of experience
• Proven experience as logistics and/or Customer Service is a must.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and ISO requirements
• Computer-savvy with a working knowledge of logistics software (SAP)
  
  

Skills

• Agile Workstream
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong Communication, Negotiation, Conflict Management skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Stakeholders’ management
• Problem-solving abilities
  
  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.