Transportation Specialist SEA

The Transportation Specialist will be responsible for the coordination of inbound shipments to the South-East-Asia region, incl. air, ocean, land transportation services for materials and finished goods. The goal is to ensure goods and materials are at the right place at the right time. Organization of drop shipments to SEA end-customer (MTO/ETO deliveries).
Also the outbound processing for shipments to end-customers within South-East-Asia by air freight, small parcel & land transportation services, the follow-up of these shipments & final mile delivery are within the responsibility.
Also the support of the local Customer Service for any shipment or delivery related topics are in scope.
The organization of return shipments (quality purposes) in alignment with Customer service & Quality dept. is belonging to the day-to-day tasks

The Transportation Specialist will be responsible for the coordination of air, ocean, land transportation services for materials and goods. The goal is to ensure goods and materials are at the right place at the right time.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Evaluate, compare and coordinate with freight forwarders for SEA market
• Manage database of forwarder quotes and agreements in a standardized format to enable benchmarking and analysis of freight costs
• Process documents related to freight forwarding such as customs clearance, invoices for payments of duty, etc.
• Monitor and collect shipment statistics for inand outbound flows to support global transparency of flows
• Manage warehouse activities to ensure inbound and outbound lead time and accuracy
• Support internal teams such as Order Handling, Logistics, Procurement, etc for transport-related questions
• To always act in a responsible manner to avoid risk to self or to the company and comply with the workplace safety and health and security policy.
• Handle day to day operations activities such as Goods Receipt in SAP B1, reporting of damage shipments, updating shipment file, monitoring of shipments etc
• Involvement in continuous improvement process
• Co-ordinate with warehouse team for Import / Export shipment preparation
• Compliant to local regulatory
• Coordinate between internal stakeholders & external vendor on ad-hoc job requests
• Undertake any relevant tasks as may be directed by the superior from time to time.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent certification
• 3-5 years experience in distribution/logistics
• Working knowledge of compliance to local governance rules and regulations from a logistical perspective
• Excellent problem solving skills, strong analytical and organization skills
• Expertise in Excel with macro programming, proficiency in MS Office suite, SAP knowledge desirable
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English, any additional Asia based languages are a bonus

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
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