Executive - Commercial

Sales / Marketing / Business Development / Merchandising

About the Employer

Job Description

Teejay Group Overview

Teejay Group is Sri Lanka’s first multinational and the region’s largest weft knit manufacturer. Teejay manufactures knitted fabric for the intimate, outerwear and active wear segments specializing in the manufacture of high quality, wet knitted and dyed stretch fabrics. It is a major supplier to apparel manufacturers throughout Asia and end chain retailers like Marks & Spencer, Victoria’s Secret, Intimissimi, Tezenis and Calvin Klein. Teejay group consist of Teejay Prints located in Sri Lanka that engages in rotary screen and digital printing facilities for both woven and knitted fabrics and Teejay India which is located in Vizag and engages in fabric manufacturing giving regional solutions. The group’s annual turnover is US$ 191 million. The company is rated as top 30 Corporates in Sri Lanka and recently it was recognized by Forbes under “Asia’s best under a billion” category. Teejay was also recognized by World Textile Awards in the past for the categories of International Dyer and Finisher (2014/2015) and International Textile Firm of the year (2014). It is a listed company backed by two leading industrialists, Pacific Textiles Hong Kong and Brandix Lanka as its main shareholders.

EXECUTIVE - COMMERCIAL

Location

Teejay Lanka PLC – Avissawella

The Job

The primary job role mainly encompasses with coordination and data analysis to improve the end-to-end import & clearance operation to increase efficiency, cost optimization and profitability improvement. You will be monitoring timely clearance and maintain compliance with all BOI & import regulations while coordinate with suppliers, freight forwarders, and government agencies to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of goods. Also, this role will carry a part on developing internal/external information sources for business analysis needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Handle the end-to-end import process by coordinating with freight forwarders, shipping lines, and customs brokers.
  • Analyze data to identify areas which needs to be improved and design solutions accordingly.
  • Ensure compliance with all customs laws and BOI regulations.
  • Use of statistical methods to provide insight into business performance.
  • Plan and coordinate activities related to commercial operation to optimization initiatives and projects.
  • Monitor commercial/logistic performance via KPI’s and investigate variances, root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
  • Collaborate with IT department to implement effective automation projects.

The Person

You should be a fully qualified in bachelor’s degree in mathematics/ science/ supply chain & Logistic. Minimum 1 or 2 years of experience in a similar capacity in a manufacturing environment. You should be IT literate, possess task prioritization and time management capabilities, excellent communication skills, good inter-personal skills and must be able to deal with multi-disciplinary internal and external teams. You should also be proactive, assertive and self-driven with the ability to work in pressurized situations. Working experience in MS Office and advance Excel is a must.

Teejay Lanka PLC
D8-D14 Seethawaka Industrial Zone
Avissawella