Specialist II - Logistics & Trade Compliance

Valaris

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers the company s import / export compliance program. Works with the logistics and trade compliance group to ensure controls are in place that comply with the company s legal and regulatory obligations.
• Aids with emergency shipments, custom questions, and missing supplier documents or information to avoid the loss of time due to time difference time zones.
• Mobilizes and manages internal and external logistics resources to ensure on-time and accurate deliveries of required materials at the lowest total cost.
• Monitors worldwide import and export operations related to the area of responsibility.
• Provides responsive logistics services for emergency situations.
• Manages vendor relationship and management practices for logistics providers.
• Identifies inefficiencies and areas of growth within the current distribution network to continuously improve the balance between the level and cost of service.
• Manages and reduces logistics cost via freight rate benchmarks, freight consolidations opportunities, process flow reviews and assist with annual freight rate negotiations.
• Monitors market trends and freight / shipping index.
• Ensures company benefits adjustments in market pricing.
• Maintains daily follow-up of export & import files to ensure efficient, cost effective and timely delivery of the materials to its destination.
• Controls documents necessary for importation and exportation in the various countries (invoices + packing list + certificates of origin, etc.) by working with freight forwarders and/or carriers.
• Works to resolve issues with customs, tax exemptions, quarantine inspection, biosecurity requirements, and/or quarterly filing that agents and suppliers may face.
• Assists with special projects in terms of budgeting logistic costs and clarifying procedures.
• Collaborates with forwarding agents / shipping agents / customs brokers / packers / carriers / rigs or area offices to resolve any issues that may arise.
• Audits freight forwarders, customs agents and brokers regarding the record keeping of customs import and export documents based on their compliance with local regulations.
• Ensures customs rules and regulations are complied with each supplier delivering equipment to freight forwarders for onward shipping.
• Provides assistance and follow-up for all equipment imported under the temporary importation status.
• Assists Manager Logistics and Trade Compliance in discussions about rates with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and agents.
• Coordinates with the trade compliance department to make sure all equipment is fully in line with customs and tax rules and regulations.
• Prepares the budgets for large or out-of-gauge shipments on requests of operations or projects.
• Administers the company s import and export compliance program.
• Attends operations meetings for planning purposes.
• Monitors and executes on hand reports to align over, short, and damage (OSD) recovery and key performance indicator (KPI) measurements.
• Identifies inefficiencies and areas of growth within the current distribution network to continuously improve the balance between the level and cost of service.
• Conducts monthly governance meetings with the freight forwarders.
• Performs quarterly audits of intermediary warehouse.
• Audits freight invoices.
• Monitors and aids freight forwarders on hand carry procedures.
• Expands the knowledge assistance on regions for the customs, compliance, and agent s aid scope.