About This Role
This is a cross-divisional trade leadership post inside a diversified Ethiopian conglomerate, where the import/export function is not a standalone department but a service backbone for freight, vehicle assembly, construction, and sales operations running in parallel. The person in this seat effectively owns the group's exposure to ports, banks, and customs — three arenas where delays translate directly into financial loss. It suits someone who has already managed the operational and documentary side of Ethiopian trade and now wants authority over the whole portfolio rather than a single commodity line.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The 3–5 year band, combined with a "Head of" title, signals that the employer values demonstrated hands-on competence over long tenure — they want someone who has personally wrestled Letters of Credit and port clearance, not someone who has only supervised from a distance. The emphasis on eliminating demurrage and handling trade finance documents suggests the ideal candidate is judged on cost avoidance and cash-flow protection rather than volume of shipments moved. Implicitly, they are looking for a person comfortable operating across multiple business lines simultaneously, since the role touches vehicle assembly inputs, construction materials, and commercial goods within the same week.
How to Approach This Application
Lead with concrete evidence of demurrage reduction, clearing time improvements, or LC facilitation you have personally handled — quantify these wherever possible, since the group's stated priority is financial leakage at the port and in the bank. Show familiarity with Ethiopian Customs Commission procedures and the specific banking instruments used locally, as generic international trade experience will read as insufficient. Given the multi-sector scope, briefly demonstrate that you can juggle competing priorities from different divisions without letting one strand stall the others.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to a trade operations professional with several years of direct Ethiopian import/export execution experience who is ready to step into group-level responsibility; competition is likely moderate but the bar on practical customs and trade finance knowledge will be firm.
Core Role
Lead, secure, and transform the global supply chain operations for our highly diversified multi-sector corporate group. You will oversee international trade lines supporting our distinct operations in Transport & Freight, Vehicle Assembly Plants, Construction Wings, Marketing and sales and Import/Export trades. Your main focus is to handle customs clearance, secure banking instruments, and eliminate demurrage liabilities.
Key Duties
- Manage end-to-end maritime, air, and land freight logistics lines across all corporate divisions.
- Process trade finance documents (Letters of Credit, CAD …) with banks.
- Enforce absolute structural compliance with local customs regulations.
- Speed up clearing at Port to completely eliminate demurrage fees.
- Mitigate global risks including exchange rate volatility and transit disruptions.
- Audit and evaluate global vendor KPIs and lead times.
Location: Kazanches, Addis Ababa (Nega City Mall, Basement)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Attractive
Deadline: November 7, 2026
Qualification
- Education: Degree in Logistics, International Trade, Supply Chain, Business, or Economics, Marketing.
- Experience: .Above 4 years directly in international trade, including at least 2 years in a senior capacity.
- Skills: Deep knowledge of banking instruments, port clearance workflows, and shipping tariffs.
How To Apply
Email your Cover Letter, CV, and credentials to:
administration@evolveaddis.com /Nega city mall basement kazanches
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