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Freight & Customs Operations Specialist (CH)
General Dynamics
Chandigarh, IND
Mid · 5+ years experience
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Role Overview
The Freight & Customs Operations Specialist coordinates international freight movements and supports customs and trade compliance to ensure smooth, cost-effective and timely delivery of goods.
Acting as a key link between internal teams, suppliers, freight forwarders and customs brokers, the role helps prevent delays, compliance issues and unnecessary transportation costs while supporting supplier readiness, operational excellence and continuous process improvement.
The role requires a strong balance between freight execution, customs awareness, communication discipline and operational urgency.
The successful candidate must be able to support fast-moving international freight operations while ensuring that customs and documentation requirements are properly addressed.
You would benefit from a home office arrangement of two days per month.
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- Coordinate international shipments with freight forwarders, carriers, customs brokers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Manage shipment execution from pickup through delivery
- Support AOG, urgent and time-critical shipments, including operational follow-up, documentation readiness and escalation when required
- Support customs and trade activities by ensuring required documentation is complete and compliant prior to shipment
- Assist with subcontracting and supplier logistics flows, including supplier readiness and documentation requirements
- Monitor shipment performance, transportation costs and operational risks, and escalate issues when needed
- Support regional and cross-site flows beyond Basel where needed
- Review basic customs documentation requirements, including commercial invoice, packing list, HS code, origin, value, Incoterms and reason for export/import
- Escalate complex customs, VAT, export-control or trade-compliance topics to the relevant internal experts
- Support temporary export/import, repair, return, subcontracting and special customs regime flows where applicable
- Support customs clearance activities and collaborate with internal experts on complex trade compliance matters
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