Customs & Transport Specialist (Fixed-Term contract)

As a Customs & Transport Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying and ensuring compliance with import/export regulatory documentation and process standards set by external entities (e.g., government authorities) and required by the company.
• Classifying products to ensure accurate legal customs tariff classification, including submitting requests for binding tariff information.
• Ensuring efficient, timely, and secure management of transport processes (customs, suppliers, and internal/intercompany logistics).
• Ensuring stable transport processes in accordance with country-specific requirements in coordination with nominated service providers.
• Maintaining and checking shipping notices and transit times with carriers.
• Notifying carriers of delivery changes from suppliers to customers in case of short-term adjustments.
• Executing standard customs clearance procedures.
• Manage transport damage and complaints (e.g., investigating cause, determining liabilities, and coordinating claim settlements).
• Coordinating import and export processes during emergency shipments (e.g., hand-carries, charter flights).
• Supporting first-level escalation by analyzing non-performance issues of service providers (e.g., delivery delays or inaccuracies).
• Monitoring results, maintaining accurate records, and distributing information to relevant business partners (e.g., customs authorities, freight forwarders, internal departments, suppliers, customers).
• Analyzing and improving transport processes using standardized IT systems and tools (e.g., optimizing contracted tariffs and terms for economic efficiency).
• Monitoring freight costs (actual vs. budgeted).
• Analyzing quotes from national and international freight carriers in coordination with central responsible functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Two years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of customs and carrier-specific tools (regional).
• Familiarity with locally applicable foreign trade regulations and processes (e.g., customs regulations, road weight restrictions, infrastructure requirements).
• Good communication & negotiation skills;
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Project management and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent Lithuanian, written and spoken.

• Professional, dynamic, and multicultural work environment;
• Endless development opportunities in an international company and work with leading world-class technologies;
• Bonus based on annual performance;
• Health insurance package;
• Company discounts;
• Discounts in a modern employee restaurant;
• Flexible working hours;
• Mobile work option or work from office operated to the highest level of comfort and sustainability;
• Public transportation from Kaunas City to Continental;
• This is a fixed-term position with a contract duration until 30.01.2027;
• Salary 2035,00 Eur to 2752,00 Eur (before withholding taxes) taking into consideration your current professional competence and work experience. 

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State-of-the-art technologies and production of the highly developed automotive electronics in the heart of Lithuania. After starting our production in Lithuania in 2019, we are manufacturing electronic components and sensors designed to increase car comfort, safety, and autonomous driving functions for the biggest car brand names. Product portfolio includes seat, light, intelligent glass control units, long range radars, automated driving control units and others. Currently, Continental location in Kaunas is one of the most modern manufacturing companies in Lithuania, operated to the highest level of comfort and sustainability. Our diversity, passion and agility make us the place of choice.