Logistics Specialist

Job Summary Responsible for managing end-to-end logistics operations in Indonesia, including transportation, warehousing, inventory management, import/export activities, customs compliance, and KITE duty-exemption governance. Ensures safe, compliant, timely, and cost-effective product movement while supporting operational excellence, stakeholder collaboration, issue resolution, work-process coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Logistics Operations * Coordinate inbound, outbound, intercompany, sample, return, cancelled order, and other non-standard shipments across Indonesia plants, warehouses and relevant legal entities using air, ocean, and land transportation modes. * Ensure timely and accurate execution of Goods Issue (GI), Goods Receipt (GR), and inventory-related transactions in SAP and Coordinate shipment readiness, bookings, loading, goods issue (GI), goods receipt (GR), customs clearance, transportation, warehousing, and final delivery execution through internal and external logistics partners * Work closely with Planning, Customer Service, Procurement, warehouses, forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and stakeholders in origin and destination countries to ensure smooth logistics execution and regulatory compliance. * Monitor shipment status, delivery performance, shipment milestones, operational risks, documentation gaps, port congestion, and exceptions, ensuring timely issue resolution and stakeholder communication. * Review and validate operational, shipping, and customs documentation, including commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, dangerous goods documentation, certificates, customs declarations, and other supporting documents. * Provide work-process guidance and operational support to logistics implant resources, warehouse personnel, and other operational teams to ensure timely and accurate logistics execution. * Act as a work-process coach for import/export teams, provide guidance on issue escalation, and support resolution of shipment-related operational issues. * Act as focal point for logistics invoice validation and payment-related issues, ensuring operational validity, billing accuracy, proper cost allocation, and timely resolution of blocked or disputed invoices. * Support logistics cost control, claims management, and resolution of billing discrepancies and service provider issues. * Drive corrective actions for logistics operational issues to minimize supply chain disruptions and improve service reliability. Customs & Trade Compliance * Serve as focal point for customs operations, customs audits, and regulatory compliance activities in Indonesia. * Engage with customs authorities, customs brokers, and internal Tax, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and Global Trade Compliance stakeholders on customs and regulatory matters. * Manage day to day governance and monitoring of KITE duty-exemption facility activities, including PIB utilization, validity and extension tracking, bank guarantees, import-export traceability, material consumption monitoring, export realization reporting, inventory reconciliation, record retention, and audit readiness. * Review and ensure compliance of HS classifications, import/export permits, customs valuation, and customs declarations before shipment execution. * Escalate customs classification, regulatory, compliance, or trade-related issues to the appropriate regulatory or global classification teams when required. * Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready records for import, export, customs, inventory, and KITE transactions, including IT inventory data and reporting required for KITE facility. * Monitor open customs declarations, aging balances, duty savings, inventory variances, scrap and yield variances, and potential compliance exposures. * Coordinate timely corrective actions, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement to address customs and trade compliance risks. * Ensure disposal of KITE controlled materials is properly documented, reconciled, approved, and reported in accordance with applicable customs and KITE requirements. Warehousing & Inventory Management * Coordinate warehouse operations and 3PL execution to ensure timely and accurate goods receipt, goods issue, storage, inventory transactions, shipment execution, and recordkeeping activities. * Monitor inventory accuracy, aging stock, shelf life, batch status, warehouse capacity, inventory controls, FEFO implementation, slow-moving inventory, and at-risk stock and coordinate preventive actions with planning and warehouse teams. * Support cycle counts, annual stock takes, inventory reconciliation, and perform root-cause analysis for physical inventory, SAP inventory, and customs-record discrepancies. * Coordinate inventory adjustments, and disposal activities for expired, damage, obsolete, non-conforming, or otherwise approved materials, ensuring appropriate approvals, system transactions, inventory reconciliation, supporting documentation and compliance with company customs, environmental and regulatory requirements. * Ensure compliance with company quality, HSSE, safety, security, segregation, documentation, and warehouse operating standards. Operational Governance & Continuous Improvement * Act as logistics process subject matter expert and provide guidance to logistics, warehouse, import/export, and operational teams. * Drive resolution of logistics issues, claims, customs-related concerns, and service provider performance issues. * Monitor logistics KPIs, identify improvement opportunities, and support process optimization, digitalization, and transformation initiatives. * Lead investigation, root-cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for operational issues. * Maintain compliance with company policies, trade regulations, customs requirements, safety standards, and operating procedures. * Support audits, governance reviews, operational controls, and logistics compliance initiatives. Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, International Trade, Engineering, or related field. * Minimum 5 years of experience in logistics, transportation, customs, warehousing, international trade, or supply chain operations. * Strong knowledge of import/export processes, customs regulations, KITE governance, inventory management, and logistics operations. * Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP systems. * Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills. * Certified Customs Specialist is preferred Key Competencies * Logistics Operations Management * Customs & Trade Compliance * KITE Facility Governance * Transportation & Warehouse Management * Inventory Control * SAP / ERP Systems * Risk & Issue Management * Continuous Improvement * Stakeholder Management * Operational Excellence * Customs Audit Management * Import / Export Process Management * Logistics Cost Management * Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action Management