(Senior) Officer Airfreight Transport / Export Management (m/f/d) - Hybrid Option GER
BASF
WELCOME TO BASF
In Global Business Services, we support BASF's divisions with a cross-functional network and offer modern solutions tailored to the needs of the business. As a specialized service unit we ensure a high level of customer orientation and we design our services to be cooperative, efficient and future-oriented.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
In our supply chain unit, you will process customer orders for transports from various business units ex Europe globally (focus on airfreight) in compliance with legal, country or customer regulations.
- You manage customer orders and transports for shipments overseas (Airfreight) for dedicated business units, taking into account the required customer deadlines at cost-optimal conditions. Your proactive communication regarding delays and incidents is essential.
- Moreover, you ensure compliance with complex legal, country, and customer regulations, as well as BASF's internal safety and packaging standards.
- You supervise the recording, fulfillment, and monitoring of customer-specific service agreements and service levels, ensuring all order-related and quality requirements are met to exceed customer expectations.
- Take responsibility for end-to-end accountability in close collaboration with the responsible import managers in the receiving regions. This includes monitoring the process from filling and loading to delivery, ensuring compliance with applicable Incoterms and meeting the customer's desired deadlines.
- You cooperate and coordinate order- and transport-related activities with all units and bodies involved, including locations and loading points, customs clearance, purchasing, logistics service providers ad authorities. Proactively identifying process optimizations, developing solution approaches, and monitoring implementations are also part of your responsibilities.
- Furthermore, you prepare, procure, and manage order- and transport-related documents in compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements for both export and import. This will also serve as a basis for verifying any additional costs incurred, such as freight accounting.
- Show your skills in maintaining and managing customer and order-related master data, independently handling complex letters of credit orders, and ensuring full compliance with all legal, commercial, and financial regulations.
WHAT YOU OFFER
- commercial, logistics or forwarding-related training or comparable studies (Bachelor degree)
- several years of professional experience in supply chain operations (Air) and good knowledge of import/export, distribution and warehouse processes
- effective communication in German and English as well as presentation and consulting skills
- specific knowledge regarding restrictions and terms of Airfreight operations
- ideally knowledge of SAP R/3 & S4 HANA
WHAT WE OFFER
- Gross annual salary (full-time): 35.000 - 39.000 €, depending on qualification and work experience, 40.000 - 46.000 € possible with correspondingly higher qualifications. In addition, you can expect a bonus dependent on the company's success as well as individual performance
- 30 days of paid vacation, special leave and sabbatical options
- Flexible working hours so that you can organize your working and private life according to your needs
- Modern sustainable office building in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg with flexible working options, rooftop terrace and cafeteria for innovative and team-focused collaboration
- Team and company events in which we celebrate our achievements and live up our team spirit
- Location-independent work models with defined days of presence in Berlin and place of residence in Germany
- Subsidy for public transport, personal employee benefit card and other discounts
- Work mobile from other EU countries for up to six weeks
HOW TO REACH US
ABOUT US
As an international service hub, the BASF Services Europe GmbH bundles a wide range of services for the BASF Group throughout Europe. In the heart of Berlin, we combine expertise in the areas of finance, HR, supply chain, procurement, product safety and IT. We focus on digital and customer-focused solutions, to create services for future. Learn more about us and our career opportunities at basf.com/servicehub-berlin.
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