International Finance & Logistics Specialist

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Do you like to solve puzzles? Are you gifted in finance? Samaritans Purse is looking for an International Finance and Logistics Specialist to serve with Operation Christmas Child International in Boone, NC or Charlotte, NC. We are looking for someone with a passion for serving others and expertise in finance and exportation, all for the sake of the Gospel. Join the team and use your gifts and talents to help gospel opportunity shoe boxes reach children across the world!

A Day in the Life of an International Logistics Specialist:

At Samaritans Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotion and spend time praying for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of International Logistics Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Lead the payment, audit, and analysis process of Secondary Delivery Site (SDS) funds from a budget of $2.6 million annually to include reconciliation process for all prepayments to overseas vendors for port operation, customs, and secondary delivery sites
• Conduct invoice audit analysis and process to mitigate Ministry financial risk and drive continuous process improvement by identifying cost-saving opportunities and vetting competitive bids
• Audit shipping records, in coordination with Finance, Internal Audit, and Domestic Operations, of all shipments to ensure accurate reporting of the shipment of over 10 million shoeboxes annually
• Mitigate demurrage expenses and facilitate timely customs clearance by expediting time-sensitive payments in partnership with the Business Process Manager and Finance Department.
• Manages purchase order process for our global and in-country printers and monitors Budgeted versus Actuals for the $15.9M+ Ministry material print budget
• Oversee detailed and accurate shipment entries and inventory of processed gift boxes in Serenic to ensure accurate banking details for all international vendors while coordinating with Regional Logistics Specialists and Finance team to update vendor details and create new vendor accounts as needed
• Directly manage the movement and customs clearance process for 20 shipments annually, by working with freight forwarders, international clearing agents, and national leadership teams to facilitate documentation and successful passage of gift box and ministry material containers through customs
• Provide regional logistics expertise and management in two (2) regions, which account for roughly 20-30% of global shipments
• Oversee 20-25 paid international vendors performing translation, currency conversion, detailed audit, coding, and processing of approximately 60 invoices annually for destination clearance and port-related expenses. Collaborates with Field Ministry Discipleship (FMD) by apprising Regional Directors (RD) on consignee/National Leadership Team (NLT) readiness, risk assessment, and delays in the importation process and by providing necessary leadership and country logistics expertise to RDs to strategize and implement sustainable importation plans
• Provide direct leadership and management at targeted processing centers that may include relocating to a processing center for 3-4 weeks to manage combined shipping operations (including building daily load schedules, reconciling inventory, managing inbound and outbound transportation, and overseeing Ministry material staging/scanning process
• Manage intermodal freight transportation
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse .

Qualifications & Experience :

• Bachelors degree (B.A.) from a four-year College or university; and three years' experience with finance, international shipping, primarily with sea containers; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• C omprehensive understanding and problem-solving skills in international shipping/air freight, government tax/duty exemptions, customs clearance challenges, ocean carrier documentation process, and shipment deliveries
• Thorough knowledge of complex government import approval processes
• Familiarity and experience in intermodal freight transportation
• Strong Relational Skills
• Strong Financial Acumen
• Advanced experience with the Microsoft Office suite and advanced knowledge of Excel
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location: Boone, NC or Charlotte, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations: 40-55 days/annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:89; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5