Import Logistics Specialist
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Job Location:
Basel - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition Home & Personal Care Professional Hygiene Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.
With customers in more than 100 countries the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) Arxada employs 3200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers all committed to our customers success.
As an Inbound Logistics Specialist based in Basel you will play a vital role in ensuring the seamless and reliable flow of inbound materials across our supply chain. You will work closely with internal stakeholders suppliers logistics service providers and external warehouses to drive operational excellence ensure compliance and continuously improve inbound logistics processes. This role sits at the heart of Arxadas operations directly supporting business continuity customer satisfaction and our commitment to safety and sustainability.
Essential Job Functions
- Monitor and manage all inbound shipments across all transport modes into our Swiss plant including containers and rail tank cars on a daily basis ensuring timely accurate and compliant material flows.
- Process validate and maintain shipping documents and related logistics information
- Proactively coordinate with suppliers on shipment status deviations discrepancies and service performance
- Manage external storage locations including thirdparty warehouses
- Organize and execute empty container returns in close collaboration with logistics partners
- Create and manage purchase orders (POs) for railrelated materials and services coordinating closely with suppliers
- Coordinate maintenance repairs and periodic inspections (revisions) of rail tank cars to ensure operational readiness
- Coordinate transport orders for pickups and inbound shipments including internal and external shuttle railcar movements
- Handle importrelated customs clearance activities in collaboration with internal and external partners
- Verify and control invoices (GR/IR Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt)
- Monitor validate and follow up on demurrage and detention charges
- Ensure compliance with safety quality and regulatory requirements across all inbound logistics activities
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed education or vocational training in logistics supply chain management or a related field
- Experience in inbound logistics transport coordination or supply chain operations ideally in a manufacturing or chemical environment
- Familiarity with container logistics rail transport and customs processes
- Strong organizational skills attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Collaborative mindset with clear communication skills and a proactive solutionoriented approach
- Confident working with ERP systems and standard MS Office applications
- Fluent German is must; English language is an advantage
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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About Company
For more than 80 years, Arxada has led the market in the delivery of trusted, innovative wood preservative technologies for residential and industrial applications.
