Legal Counsel – Commercial & Compliance, Europe
📍 Location: Düsseldorf or Delft (On-site)
📅 Job Type: Full-time
Overview
Autel is a global tech innovator in automotive diagnostics and smart mobility. With 2,000+ talents across 70+ countries, we fuse AI, big data, and cloud technology and deep automotive expertise to support the next generation of intelligent vehicles.
The Logistics Specialist is responsible for supporting end-to-end European inbound logistics operations, with a focus on import customs clearance coordination, warehouse put-away, inventory counting, and logistics billing verification and reconciliation.
This role works closely with freight forwarders, internal teams, warehouse partners, and third-party logistics providers to ensure smooth and compliant goods importation, accurate warehouse inventory management, and timely logistics settlement, supporting stable supply chain operations across the European region.
📍Key Responsibilities
1. European Import Customs Clearance & Warehouse Put-away
- Support and coordinate the import process for goods entering European countries and regions, including preparation and follow-up of customs clearance documents and related import procedures.
- Coordinate with freight forwarders, customs brokers, warehouse partners, and third-party logistics providers to ensure smooth customs clearance and inbound delivery.
- Follow up on customs clearance progress, inspections, duties and taxes, and other import-related matters in accordance with applicable local regulations.
- Coordinate inbound goods receiving, inspection, and warehouse put-away operations.
- Verify incoming goods quantity, packaging, batch information, and related shipping documents to ensure consistency and accuracy.
- Ensure imported goods are received and put away into designated warehouse locations in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintain relevant warehouse inbound and logistics operation records.
2. Inventory Count Management
- Organize and support regular warehouse inventory counting for European warehouse stocks.
- Prepare inventory counting plans and clarify the counting scope, standards, and procedures.
- Conduct or coordinate physical stock checks and reconcile physical inventory with system inventory records.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and identify possible causes, including documentation issues, warehouse operation errors, or system data differences.
- Prepare inventory reports and record abnormal inventory issues.
- Follow up on corrective actions to improve the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of warehouse inventory data.
3. Logistics Billing Verification, Reconciliation & Clearing
- Review, verify, and reconcile logistics-related invoices, including freight, customs clearance, warehousing, storage, and other logistics service charges.
- Match logistics bills with corresponding shipment records, warehouse operation records, and agreed service terms.
- Check the accuracy and reasonableness of logistics charges and identify billing discrepancies or abnormal items.
- Follow up with logistics suppliers, Finance, and relevant internal teams to resolve outstanding or disputed billing items.
- Support regular logistics expense reconciliation, settlement, financial closing, and cost accounting activities.
- Prepare standardized reconciliation records and reports as required.
4. Daily Logistics Operations & Document Management
- Organize and maintain import customs documentation, warehousing records, inventory reports, and logistics billing reconciliation documents.
- Track daily inbound logistics operations and monitor shipment, customs clearance, warehouse receiving, and billing status.
- Identify and follow up on operational issues in customs clearance, warehousing, and billing processes.
- Coordinate closely with internal Finance, Procurement, and business teams, as well as external freight forwarders, warehouse partners, customs brokers, and logistics service providers.
- Support standardized and efficient logistics operations across the European business.
📍Job Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, International Trade, Business, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of relevant working experience in international logistics, supply chain, import operations, or a related field.
- Experience with European import customs clearance and warehouse operations is preferred.
Professional Skills
- Familiar with European import customs clearance processes, related documentation, and operational procedures.
- Familiar with warehouse receiving, put-away, inventory management, and stock reconciliation processes.
- Experience in logistics billing verification, reconciliation, and logistics expense checking.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills preferred.
- Familiarity with WMS and/or ERP systems is preferred.
- Good written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively with overseas teams, freight forwarders, warehouse partners, and service providers.
📍Personal Competencies
- Meticulous, responsible, and detail-oriented, with strong data awareness.
- Strong time-management and execution skills, with the ability to complete periodic inventory and billing reconciliation tasks on schedule.
- Good cross-functional communication and coordination skills.
- Strong problem-solving ability when handling logistics operational issues.
- Able to work effectively under pressure and follow standardized operational processes.
- Strong sense of ownership and commitment to accuracy.
