Senior Import Officer

Position: Senior Import Officer

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia                 | Employment Type: Full-Time

Quantity Required: 2(Two)                                  Employment Type: Full-Time        

Experience: Minimum 3 years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Import Officer to manage the company’s import operations from supplier coordination through banking, shipping, Customs clearance, regulatory compliance, dry-port operations, and final warehouse delivery.

Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will oversee import planning and supplier coordination; manage import payments, L/C, CAD, advance payments and foreign-exchange processes with commercial banks; and ensure accurate import documentation and timely payment processing.

The role will also manage Customs clearance, HS classification, valuation, duties and taxes, EFDA requirements where applicable, and other government approvals. It will coordinate shipping lines, freight forwarders and clearing agents, monitor shipments and container movements, and control demurrage, detention and logistics costs.

The Manager will monitor landed costs, import lead times and supplier performance, prepare regular reports, maintain complete import files, establish SOPs, and supervise import staff.

Key Performance Areas

On-time delivery, efficient bank and Customs processing, documentation accuracy, regulatory compliance, cost control, supplier performance, and timely import-file closure.