Custom Clearance Officer
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Sunda International is hiring a Customs Clearance Specialist in Accra to manage import clearance, freight forwarding, and port logistics. The role involves tracking clearing agents, auditing invoices, monitoring container movements, and using ICUMS and MPS systems to reduce delays and demurrage costs. A bachelor's degree and at least three years of relevant logistics experience are required.
- Full-time role based in Accra, Greater Accra
- Salary negotiable
- Oversee import customs clearance and freight forwarding operations
- Use ICUMS and MPS systems to track shipments and clearance progress
- Audit logistics invoices and manage container movements to avoid demurrage
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or related field required
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on freight forwarding or port logistics experience
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Original source description
Salary negotiable
Vacancies
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Open
Job Type
Full-time
Accra, Greater Accra
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Job Description
The
Customs Clearance Specialist
will oversee and coordinate day-to-day import customs clearance, freight forwarding, and port/terminal logistics operations in Accra, Ghana. The role is responsible for daily tracking of clearing agents, auditing logistics and agency invoices, monitoring container movements, supporting warehouse offloading, managing MPS/ICUMS systems, and ensuring minimal operational delays and demurrage costs.
Key
Responsibilities
- & Operational Duties
- Customs Clearance & Agent Coordination
- Daily tracking and follow-up of clearing agent progress to ensure timely customs clearance.
- Coordinate and oversee air cargo clearances and third-party clearance activities.
- Identify and handle exceptions or abnormal situations during the clearance process in coordination with supervisors.
- Systems, Portals & Project Support
- Assist in updating and maintaining data integrity within the
- Customs Management System (ICUMS)
- .
- Continuously monitor and track shipments via the
- MPS portal
- during and after system migration.
- Assist with logistics execution and support for key operational initiatives, including the
- Site 10 project
- .
- Logistics Cost Management & Invoice Auditing
- Review, audit, and verify all logistics fee compositions and agent invoices for accuracy before processing.
- Container & Terminal Operations
- High sensitivity and proactive tracking of container arrivals, diversions, offloading, and return of empty containers to shipping lines to eliminate demurrage and detention fees.
- Handle follow-ups on cargo damage issues and coordinate with shipping lines for cargo surveys.
- Warehouse & Offloading Coordination
- Coordinate warehouse follow-ups, assigning specific warehouse teams to manage offloading schedules and resolve operational challenges on-site.
- General Support
- Perform other operational tasks and duties assigned by the department manager and supervisor.
- Required Qualifications &
Experience
Minimum of 3 years of hands-on
in freight forwarding, highway transport, port/terminal yards, or supply chain logistics.
Domain Knowledge:
Strong working knowledge of Ghanaian customs clearance procedures, shipping line workflows, port terminal processes, and supply chain management.
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Freight Forwarding
Ghana Customs Management System (ICUMS)
Customs Clearing
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Job Overview
Salary negotiable
Vacancies
1
Open
Job Type
Full-time
Accra, Greater Accra
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About the Employer
Sunda International
Manufacturing / FMCG & Building Materials
· 1000+ employees
Sunda International is a Chinese-founded multinational manufacturing and brand-operations group with a Ghana branch/subsidiary in Accra. In Ghana, it is closely associated with Sunda Ghana Investment Limited and is involved in manufacturing and marketing hygiene products such as diapers, detergents and sanitary pads, alongside the wider group’s FMCG, building materials, hardware and household goods businesses. For job seekers, it appears to be a large manufacturing and trade employer with operations across Ghana and other African markets.
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Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Import/Export Customs Operations, Logistics & Transportation, Terminal Operations, Freight Forwarding, or a related field.
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