TAHAFresh handling is a limited liability company by shares owned jointly by the Tanzania horticultural association (TAHA) and exporters of horticultural products in Tanzania. TAHAFresh has been in business since year 2008, handling exports at Kilimanjaro int’ I airport; Julius Nyerere International airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to various destinations in Europe, mainly Holland. So far we are the highest contributors to the exportation of horticultural products from shippers who are our sole supporters and owners of the company.
This gives TAHAFresh the critical edge in knowledge of conditions on the ground, as well as respect for each product’s needs and particularities. Combined with this, TAHAFresh operates as professional logicians linked to and afflicted with the international standard setters such as IATA. TAHAFresh specializes in horticulture logistics, in the lines of airfreight forwarding, sea freight forwarding, trucking (specialty in refrigerated trucking) and customs clearing & forwarding.
The Company is looking for dynamic and experienced Tanzanians to fill the below vacancy. The chosen candidate will be stationed in the TAHAFresh main offices in Arusha.
POSITION: ASSISTANT CLEARING & FORWARDING/FRONT OFFICE OFFICER – 1 POST
Job Duties
- Assist the running the clearing and forwarding department
- Manage duties of daily office management / front office
- Scheduling and tracking of shipments from Origin to destination
- Maintaining periodic reports
- daily tracking and follow up of imports
- Ensuring correct taxes are payable to TRA
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma in Clearing and Forwarding or equivalent
- At least 4 years’ experience in a busy reputable clearing and forwarding firm
- Fully conversant with TRA, TBS, Bond procedures, Clearing and forwarding procedures and requirements
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Must be customer focused and a team player
Application Procedure:
Only email application with the position title placed in the subject line is accepted. Please send your application to - tahafreshrecruitment@gmail.com
Please note that application deadline is Sunday, 24th January 2016
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Please include:
1. Cover letter describing your interest
2. Curriculum vitae with names and telephone contacts of three referees.
3. Copies of relevant certificates
