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The LATAM Transport department is looking for Transport Specialist to ensure components are delivered ensuring Safe, timely and cost-effective as planned and in compliance with Customs and TAX regulations where Vestas operates, overseeing and managing materials and equipment within LATAM with main focus in LAT North countries.

The general purpose is to oversee and coordinate general cargo and main components procedures of wind turbines and their components within factories, warehouses and wind sites.

• Having experience with a full understanding in Transport & Customs area demonstrating effective application of knowledge in the organization, providing detailed and specific advice, clearly explaining facts, practices, policies to others within the organization or to external parties
• Taking action to ensure knowledge and development ensuring the quality of the own work and of others in the team
• Applying specialist skills to perform a range of sometimes complex and non-routine work activities to improve, change or adapt existing methods and techniques
• Applying methodical approach to issue definition and resolution. Resolving a wide range of specific issues effectively seeking needed collaboration
• Is able to adapt and exchange information to reach agreement through flexibility and compromise. Sharing and communicating knowledge and innovation
• Anchor the implementations in the area as - but not limited to: new process, systems, logistic provider, products, business case, investigating and support problem-solving, monitor and report risks & opportunities

• Coordinate Inbound Transport Team on all deliveries attending services and factories demands ensuring shipments are properly safety, on track and reported
• Provide guidance, assistance and advice to the internal clients in support of their operations, attending safety, customs, tax, finance, account and systems compliance process
• Close cooperation in the transport team improving the operation in the region and meet the KPIs from transport department
• Supplier Performance Management as also coordinate and control their payments
• Investigate and support problem-solving of delivery and transport quality issues, monitor and report transport risks, supporting team to recover NCR/Claim costs disputes

• Ensure transparency and control in performance reporting within regional transport while supporting updates for regional business and performance reviews
• Assist with the Transport Budget preparation & control process, ensuring high integrity in our numbers by having accurate figures in Inbound reports and a high-quality budget on well-documented assumptions
• Ensure root cause explanations in our forecast where all changes and deviation are explained by the underlying business drivers
• Anchor the cost risk impacts, investigating and support problem-solving, monitor and report risks & opportunities
• Work in order to Optimize and Reduce overall logistics and customs costs, assisting Transport team on various cost reduction initiatives, business cases preparation & reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistic, Business or International Studies/Foreign Trade preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position focused on Logistic/Transport
• Comprehensive knowledge of logistics operations and practices, in-depth knowledge and hands-on • Solid stakeholder management skills
• Significant financial experience in transport cost controlling
• Solid systems skills including MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint), favorably including hands-on experience in Power BI and SAP BI.
• Attention to detail and build smart well-organized spreadsheets
• Advance English and Spanish language skills, written and spoken. Portuguese is a bonus.

 Competencies

• Good communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a diverse environment with competing priorities
• Ability to makes recommendations and performs work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Team work
• Proactive, motivated, hands-on, focused on results

What We Offer

We offer an exciting job in a diverse, international environment. You'll be working in a fast-growing team which is at the forefront of growth within the wind energy sector. As well as offering a industry standard salary and benefits package, we put the emphasis on developing both personal and professional skills. In return, we expect you to make an effort to achieve results.

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.