Inbound Logistic Officer

Site Name: Saudi Arabia - Jeddah

Posted Date: Apr 9 2025

Manages and maintains an efficient inbound material pipeline to support plant production schedules and meet customer service objectives. Minimizes supply costs by ensuring an efficient clearance process and diligently following up on all steps to avoid additional fees, such as demurrage and storage. Ensures compliance with local and international clearance and shipment regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure customs procedures, compliance processes, and activities adhere to GSK policies, procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Monitor, track, and communicate the progress of inbound shipments to provide efficient and timely updates.
• Manage clearance documentation cycles for all IDC, MOH, and Customs documents, including preparation and revision before submission.
• Conduct daily follow-ups with shipping agents, SASO, and SFDA to expedite document approvals.
• Perform daily follow-ups with brokers and service providers regarding shipment status.
• Manage invoices related to brokers and freight forwarders for the Jeddah site.
• Coordinate with the warehouse to resolve receiving issues.
• Prepare and publish a weekly plan of inbound shipments for the Jeddah site.
• Identify and implement internal process improvements and new ideas to enhance service.
• Ensure the inbound logistics database is consistently updated with accurate information.
• Manage the daily and monthly brokerage compliance reports and report variations with necessary actions.
• Provide daily and monthly updates on undertaking management status.
• Continuously review and manage the SAP system, including transaction oversight and hazardous materials management, along with 3PL stock management.
  
  
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Business
• Preference will be given to Saudi nationals
• Knowledgeable in regulatory guidelines for pharmaceutical import operations
• Strong computer skills
• Proficient in English
• 1 year of relevant experience
• Skilled in planning and scheduling processe
• Knowledgeable in SAP
• Strong communication skills
• Technical Acumen (Thinking, Reasoning, Logic)
• Excellent building relationship ability to establish effective relationships at all levels across the organization
• Strong teamwork with an ability to interact with people across all functions and levels within the organization
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  
  
  

Job Posting End Date:

14 April 2025

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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