Global Freight Logistics Manager Electric Vehicle
Zoomo, Australia
Job Description
Story
Do you want to be part of a huge growth story, lead the charge and smash through barriers? Do you get your energy from seeing the direct impact of your work on customers who need our solution? If so, we want to talk to you!
Zoomo is leading the charge to enable our vision of people and things moving within cities using the most efficient vehicle for their trip. Saving money, time and energy. whilst having fun. To that end we are building the world’s most convenient, affordable and safe e-bike platform.
In the short span since the founders went full time in 2019, Zoomo has raised over $30M from some of the world’s savviest investors and built world leading utility e-bikes and a disruptive business model for their distribution and maintenance.
We're a fast growing start up with a global footprint across the US, Australia, and the UK and are now the trusted partner to some of the world's leading and most innovative companies like Uber, DoorDash, Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Wholefoods, Gorillas, Just Eat, Getir and many more.
About the business
We are an operationally complex and capital intensive business with excellent commercial traction, primarily overseas. Designing small-format electric vehicles (e-cargo bikes amp; comparable emerging vehicle formats), contract manufacturing around the world, running teams to manage lease and maintenance operations in major cities globally. Customers range from individuals, all the way through to mammoth enterprises. The business grew 6x last year and is forecast to grow 10x this year.
Description
Zoomo’s Supply Chain team runs the global delivery of bikes amp; parts to Zoomo regional operations, on-time and at cost. The team is the crucial enabler to Zoomo’s hypergrowth target deeply integrated with all functions across the business.
We are looking for a freight and logistics star able to run Zoomo’s international freight amp; logistics process, end-to-end, with a strong focus on DIFOT, on partnering with best-in-class providers, and a creative taste for continuous improvement.
So, if you are the Queen or the King of moving goods around the globe on-time amp; at cost overcoming with grit the impossible disruptions barring your way, we want to hear from you! Zoomo has the ambition to convert as many urban miles as possible to electric, be ready for a fast paced, high growth environment with humble and talented people.
Key Responsibilities
- Be Zoomo’s import/export global expert: freight, duties, tariffs amp; taxes, cargo optimisation
- Build best in class freight amp; logistics processes supporting Zoomo's DIFOT target and future proof them.
- Plan, book amp; track on-time delivery of vehicle amp; parts across the globe (ocean, air, overland of parcels and vehicles)
- Seamlessly liaise with suppliers, freight forwarders, courier companies amp; Zoomo's regional Logistics Team
- Coordinate on-time custom clearance through documentation readiness and coordination with Zoomo Finance Team
- Work closely with regional team to assure timely amp; cost-effective last mile deliveries.
- Report and resolve cargo discrepancies at reception and/or raise quality issues.
- Assess amp; review freight and logistics providers performance to assure Zoomo gets best in class service at all stages of growth.
- Lead freight and logistics cost optimization activities
Requirements
- Alignment with Zoomo's vision amp; purpose
- Eagerness to join a fast paced company in hyper growth: build, scale/expand, obsolete, repeat
- 2-4+ years of working experience in a logistics position directly exposed to import/export via sea, air, road amp; rail
- Outstanding planning skills with a clear delineation of risk.
- Strong understanding of duties, tariff, taxes in USA, UK/EU, Australia and cargo optimisation
- A strong bias for using and articulating data to support decision
- Strong interpersonal skills: Able to build and manage strong relationships within the Supply Chain team and across almost every function of the business, centrally and also with local market teams across the globe.centrally and also with local market teams across the globe.
- Industry experience in electronics, automotive or FMCG is highly regarded
- Speak multiple languages (Mandarin or European language) is definitely plus.
Benefits
We are a startup in every sense of the word. Expect autonomy, visibility, breakneck pace, ground breaking technology, barriers to overcome, problems to pursue. Do you want to be part of a huge growth story, lead the charge and smash through barriers? Do you get your energy from seeing the direct impact of your work on customers who need our solution? If so, we want to talk t