[Hiring] Shipping Agent @Novelis

Role Description

Become part of our mission to create a sustainable world and start as soon as possible at our location in Latchford as:

Shipping Agent (f/m/d)

What awaits you:

• Processing and scheduling of shipping orders by truck, rail, sea and air freight, and relevant control and execution of import/export activities
• Compliance with legal requirements and framework conditions
• Knowledge of customs and foreign trade law
• Creation and provision of all documents required for shipping: delivery notes, packing lists, forwarding and transport orders, labels, certificates, postal papers, customs papers, invoices (using SAP)
• Advise the shipments to the respective forwarding agents and plan the freight space
• Monitoring the timely and appropriate order processing
• Preparation of papers for rail transport; web applications, Transporeon & NEWS (In House System)
• Handling of customs formalities and handling of customs filing
• Ensure compliance with the stipulated provisions for letters of credit
• Obtaining and evaluating offers for air and sea freight and processing of the respective freight documents in accordance with the specifications of the IMS system
• Handling of special transports (spools, retrievals from consignment warehouses, contract finishers, empty pallets etc.)
• Document scrap outgoings and draw up the associated freight documents
• Check/arrange/confirm freight cost invoice/credit
• Memo procedures for forwarding services based on transport orders
• Close cooperation with other departments, especially planning, quality, sales, packaging, loading
• Monitoring plans -v- actual quantities delivered
• Escalation of process deviations, work to resolve with internal and external partners
• Daily control on inventories and initiation of inventory reduction measures with the framework of the specifications
• Develop, update and monitor the daily and weekly KPIs

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of customs, especially export
• Experience within the shipping environment, logistics, international transport or equivalent
• Excellent computer skills such as MS Office, especially Excel
• Knowledge of SAP, Power BI and logistics software are an advantage
• Excellent teamwork skills with dynamism, proactivity and initiative
• Willingness to learn and develop within an innovative, global company

Benefits

• 25 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Company pension scheme with matching contributions by Novelis
• Sabbatical offer for extended breaks
• Employer liability coverage and occupational health, including frequent check-ups
• Employee Assistance Programme with external advice
• Bike leasing program
• Individual training programs to enhance knowledge and skills

Company Description

Novelis is driven by its purpose to shape a sustainable world together. As a global leader in innovative products and services and the world's largest recycler of aluminum, we partner with customers in various industries to deliver solutions that improve the benefits of balanced lightweight aluminum.

• Headquartered in Atlanta, USA
• Operates 31 facilities in 9 countries with 13,250 employees worldwide
• Customers include Coca-Cola, Ford, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus, Boeing, Nespresso, Samsung, and others
• Leading the industry with sustainability and recycling efforts