Job Overview:
The Senior Logistics & Trade Compliance Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the logistics and trade compliance discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the logistics and trade compliance discipline. The Senior Logistics & Trade Compliance Specialist solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Logistics & Trade Compliance Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the logistics and trade compliance team and other related teams and ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Work on projects where assigned
- Actively coordinate with Expediting and other subfunctions to execute the project
- Understand and comply with Unifi processes
- Execute medium complexity logistics problems and escalate when necessary
- Understand and execute tendering process with logistics service providers
- Use project-specific specifications (e.g., packing & marking instructions)
- Conduct logistics surveys as needed
- Review transport and lifting sketches as needed
- Support the Logistics performance review process
- Support the project status reporting process
- Review and validate shipping documentation
- Manage and execute logistics-related operational matters in line with project requirements and cost-effectively
- Ensure mobilization and demobilization efforts for project cargo are carried out compliantly with relevant regulations
- Operate by all company guidelines and procedures
- Check and validate freight forwarders’ invoices
- Appointment of approved Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers for logistics-related shipments
- Ensure the operations are in line with the company policies in terms of Trade Compliance
- Coordinate and manage cargo transportation activities for the project vessels and project cargo
- Review of project load lists and cargo classes to ensure project compliance with all relevant regulations
- Liaise with internal/external stakeholders
- Regular reporting requirements
- Use of systems and data entry to satisfy record-keeping requirements
- Bid solicitation, award, and execution of logistics transactions
- Liaise with Logistics Service Providers, Shipping Agents, Customs Brokers, and internal departments, including project teams, Engineering, Marine, and Traffic
- Seek clarification when questions arise
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience
- 6-10 years of relevant experience
- Heavy transport experience, configuration, sourcing, and capital project logistics and familiar with Multi-modal transport preferred
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Demonstrate attention to detail, reliability, and ability to learn new topics and technology quickly
- Well-organized and detail-oriented
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Has a solid understanding of logistics systems used to support the process of project execution
- Possesses a good understanding of trade compliance regulations
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