Import/Export Specialist (M/F/D)

About the job

Import/Export Specialist (M/F/D)

• Full time

Company Description

The Syngenta group, a world leader in agricultural technology and innovation, employs 60,000 people in more than 100 countries to transform agriculture through tailored solutions for farmers, society and our planet. Our diversified portfolio includes seeds, crop protection products, nutritional products, agronomic solutions and digital services, all designed to help farmers produce healthy food, feed, fibre and fuel while preserving natural resources and protecting the environment. Our mission is to tackle critical challenges such as climate change and food security through sustainable practices and cutting-edge solutions, while preserving the planet's resources.

Syngenta Crop Protection, the largest unit of the Syngenta group, is a leader in sustainable agricultural solutions, offering innovative products to keep crops healthy while minimising environmental impact, from planting to harvest.

Syngenta Monthey is a production site for active substances, employing 900 staff. Its activities are mainly related to plant protection and, to a lesser extent, the Professional Products sector. Discover the activities, history and challenges of the Monthey site via the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkZhG3x3Nz8

Syngenta has been ranked as one of the best employers by Science magazine and has received the "Friendly Work Space" label for all its Swiss sites.

Job Description

Job purpose:

• Ensure the complete administrative management of arrivals and shipments at the Monthey site in accordance with current HSE-Q procedures, manage incoming and outgoing logistics flows respecting customer deadlines, and manage the entire internal wagon fleet.

Responsibilities

Specific shipping tasks:

• Planning shipments from Monthey and daily follow-up
• Preparation/checking of documents necessary for the dispatch of goods and shipments outside
• SAP (technical material and samples)
• Management of customer deliveries
• Supply of empty ISO tanks
• Handling shipments of waste in tank wagons

Specific receiving tasks:

• Management of supplier notices for Raw Materials (RM) and Packaging (PKG)
• Management of RM and PKG goods receipts in compliance with established procedures and validation of entry reports
• Handling of receiving complaints and customer returns
• Ensuring stock accuracy in zone 902 and inventory
• Organisation and management of empty returns (tanks, isotanks and containers)
• Management of arrivals and departures of powder containers and saturated carbon filters

Administrative management tasks:

• Updating daily, weekly and monthly statistics
• Overall management of the rented wagon fleet (inspection, repair, washing, reassignment)

Customer contacts:

• Permanent contact/support/advice regarding receiving and shipping for logistics, planning, other production sectors, 4PL and, if necessary, external customers
• Ensure good operational coordination/communication with the QC group, Order
• Managers, planning (vendor scheduler) and warehouses

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in logistics, transport or international trade
• Commercial employee CFC, ideally complemented by the federal diploma of specialist in shipping/international trade
• Very good knowledge and mastery of Swiss customs formalities
• Mastery and application of regulations on the transport of dangerous goods
• IATA training
• Knowledge of Incoterms and regulations according to the mode of transport
• Knowledge of SAP (especially MM / WM modules)
• Proficiency in IT tools (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Languages: French, English: read, spoken and written, German is a plus

Additional information

Additional information

Benefits offered to Syngenta employees:

• 40h/week work with flextime and accumulation days
• Syngenta private pension fund
• Family initiatives
• Bonus based on individual performance and achievement of Syngenta objectives
• Syngenta Campus: Company restaurant, free parking, on-site doctor

Are you interested? Then apply online, attaching all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, diploma, certificates).

Syngenta is committed to Diversity. We encourage all applications regardless of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

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