Job Description
As a Transit Associate, your role involves ensuring smooth transit operation flow of all incoming transit cargos, in order to forward the cargos at outbound to the specific sales markets. This will also cover all transit-related issues over all brands and channels in the group-controlled supply chain.
H&M is on an exciting journey to elevate H&M Brand from a retailer to a fashion brand — Liberating Fashion for The Many. To achieve this, we must transform ourselves through the products we create, the experience we offer our customers and how we build emotional connections with our brand. It’s not one or the other: it needs to be all of them, with consistency, wherever or whenever customers meet H&M. Achieving our goals also requires us to reshape our operations. Doing things in the same way that we have done previously will not be enough to support us on this path. In the coming years, we focus on elevating the full H&M experience in the eyes of our customers through Product, Experience and Brand all guided by our Brand Plan.
Do you want to be part of making those goals a success?
Key Responsibilities
- You are responsible for managing the dispatch for incoming sea, air and truck cargo in preparation for re-exports.
- Checking and entering data of incoming documents into local IT Systems Assistance, collaborate in cargo planning with the 3PL for transit operation in and out of the warehouse.
- Drive the issuance of shipping invoices for the customs clearance for the particular sales markets, e.g. Southern Hemisphere and franchisee partners.
- You are responsible of document handling in preparation to issue the bonded transit documents through the 3PL and documents preparation for the service providers, to have shipments “ready to ship”.
- Arranging re-exports by sea, air, and truck, taking into consideration costs, lead time, etc.
- KPI monitoring and management.
- Reviewing of freight and service invoice, handling of transport insurance cases and keeping statistics.
- Inserting and updating freight rates in the H&M freight system.
- You collaborate across different business functions & subsidiaries to ensure best trade business solutions, especially with global IMPEX team and service providers.
Qualifications
To be successful in the role of Transit Associate, you have strong experience & knowledge in international shipping, e.g. sea, air, truck, and of customs rules. You use your leadership, skills, and experience to inspire, drive impactful results while effectively maintaining a sense of meticulousness and data integrity.
What you need to succeed:
- Experienced and knowledgeable in international shipping, e.g. sea, air, truck.
- Strong knowledge of customs rules.
- Good IT knowledge, e.g. Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Insights drive with strong prioritization skills.
- Effective collaborator with strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Additional Information
This is a full-time position, reporting to the Transit Manager.
This position is based in Singapore.
Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than 15 February 2025. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through career page.
Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.
Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.
Company Description
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M at www.hmgroup.com
