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EXPORT SUPERVISOR
YEMKEN TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 3 hours ago (28 Oct 2026) Updated about 2 hours ago
How to Apply
Send your CV to hr@yemkenkenya.com
Job Description
The Export Supervisor oversees end‑to‑end export operations while driving international sales and developing new overseas customers. Responsibilities include managing documentation, customs clearance, logistics, and compliance, as well as identifying market opportunities and negotiating contracts. The role aims to expand the company’s global footprint and optimise export costs.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in International Business, International Trade, Sales and Marketing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field
- • Minimum two years of experience in export operations, international logistics, export sales or business development
- • Demonstrated ability to source overseas customers and negotiate with international buyers
- • Practical knowledge of export documentation, customs clearance procedures and trade regulations
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Coordinate export operations including shipment planning, documentation, customs clearance and delivery
- • Prepare commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, air waybills and certificates of origin
- • Ensure compliance with international trade regulations and export procedures
- • Liaise with freight forwarders, shipping lines, customs agents and government authorities
- • Monitor shipments, resolve logistical challenges and address documentation discrepancies
- • Manage export‑related costs and identify opportunities to reduce freight and clearance expenses
- • Assess and mitigate risks associated with international shipments and maintain accurate records
- • Prepare periodic reports on export activities, costs and performance for management
- • Identify, source and develop new overseas customers and distributors
- • Conduct market research, prepare quotations, negotiate terms and maintain customer relationships
- • Track sales performance, gather customer feedback and recommend strategies to increase export sales