Employer description & source details
The Logistics & Freight Manager will build and run Origin's global import and export operations to enable production as per the manufacturing plan and the movement of finished robots to live construction sites across the countries in Pipeline. The role owns end-to-end freight execution across air, ocean, and in-land modes — inbound components, sub-assemblies, and capital equipment from suppliers across India, China, Taiwan, South-East Asia, the US, and Europe; outbound robots, spares, and RMA units to customer sites and overseas entities. It also owns the customs, documentation, and trade compliance layer beneath both flows, along with forwarder and customs-broker management, freight rate negotiation, and freight spend. This role acts as the commercial and compliance bridge between Supply Chain, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Production, Finance, and the US deployment team. Own end-to-end import operations — shipment planning, booking, document validation, customs clearance, and final delivery to plant or warehouse — for components, sub-assemblies, tooling, and capital equipment. Own end-to-end export operations including shipping bill filing, certificates of origin, and destination-specific certification for US and other markets. Manage customs clearance through CHA partners — bill of entry filing, duty assessment, examination, out-of-charge — and drive clearance cycle time to under 3 days from document handover, with zero avoidable holds. Own HS classification for all BOM items and finished goods; maintain a governed, auditable classification master and ensure correct duty determination (BCD, IGST, cess, anti-dumping, FTA preferential rates with valid origin documentation). Maintain regulatory registrations and filings — IEC, AD Code registration at all workin
Extracted skills: excel, finance, operations