Import manager (new job title: foreign trade manager): training, schools and information at a glance
Swiss certified import manager (new title: foreign trade manager)
Questions and answers
Wie lange dauert die Aussenhandelsleiter Ausbildung?
Die Aussenhandelsleiter Ausbildung dauert 1,5 Jahre. Sie findet berufsbegleitend statt. Sie ist modular aufgebaut und 9 Module werden zum Schluss an der Höheren Fachprüfung geprüft.
Was machen Aussenhandelsleiter?
Aussenhandelsleiter üben üblicherweise folgende Tätigkeiten aus:
- Strategie und Management:
- Sie analysieren kontinuierlich den internationalen Markt und seine Entwicklungen und entwickeln Konzepte für den Aussenhandel mit Waren und Dienstleistungen.
- erarbeiten mit der Geschäftsleitung ein Risikomanagement
- erstellen einen Businessplan für den Aussenhandel in ihrem Verantwortungsbereich
- Teil- und Gesamtbudgets erstellen und deren Einhaltung überwachen
- Aussenhandelskennzahlen berechnen und daraus geeignete Massnahmen ableiten und umsetzen
- erstellen Konzepte für ein zielgerichtetes nationales und internationales Marketing
- prüfen Möglichkeiten einer Internationalisierungsstrategie
- Projekte und Grosskunden betreuen
- Prozesse überprüfen, überwachen und optimieren
- Mitarbeitende führen und betreuen
I can't find the continuing education, further training to become an import manager on other sites. Does this qualification still exist?
The continuing education, further training for the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in Export Management / Import Management no longer exists under this name. It now bears the name "qualified foreign trade manager".
Is it mandatory that I attend a preparatory course for the import manager?
The examination regulations for the diploma in foreign trade management (AFPE), formerly export manager / import manager AFPE, do not explicitly stipulate that you must have completed certain modules and be able to prove that you have completed a preparatory course in order to register for the final examination. However, if you look at the subject areas and their variety, which are tested orally and in writing in the final examination (clearly shown in the question "Which topics are covered in the continuing education, further training to become an import manager?"), you will realize that attending a preparatory course for the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) is almost essential in order to actually acquire the required knowledge in a professional manner.
Welche Module werden an der Höheren Fachprüfung Aussenhandelsleiter geprüft?
Folgende Module werden an der Höheren Fachprüfung Aussenhandelsleiter geprüft:
- Definieren von Geschäftsprozessen im Aussenhandel
- Überwachen des Waren- und Dienstleistungsverkehrs
- Sicherstellen des Geldflusses und des Zahlungsschutzes
- Rahmenbedingungen für den Aussenhandel festlegen
- Beurteilen und Anwenden von Rechtsfragen im Aussenhandel
- Definieren des Risikomanagements
- Organisation und Führung gestalten
- Legen Marketing und Kommunikation fest
- Planen und Kontrollieren der Finanzen
What topics are covered in the continuing education, further training for import managers?
The range of topics covered in the import manager training course for certified foreign trade managers is very broad and provides you with knowledge in the categories of business processes; goods and service transactions; cash flow, payment security and foreign exchange transactions; international framework conditions; legal framework conditions; legal issues in foreign trade; risk management; organization and leadership; marketing and communication as well as finance. You will cover the following topics: Order processing, foreign trade documents, filing, IT, customs, export control and sanctions, origin, value added tax (VAT), import and export duties, international double taxation, supply chain security, logistics services, inventory management, shipping, insurance, pre-shipment inspection, services abroad, International delivery and payment terms, foreign transactions, controlling import/export logistics, payment processing, legal aspects, processing costs, foreign exchange, payment security, financing and export insurance, guarantees, securities, world trade, economic areas, Switzerland, foreign trade policy, Countertrade, trade statistics, globalization, compliance, contract conclusion, contract forms, general terms and conditions, sales agent contracts, international sales law, intellectual property law, liability and limitation of liability, international private and procedural law, strategic management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), quality and process management, organizational structure, process organization, project management, work techniques, employee management, marketing concept, customer care, IT and communication, international negotiation, balance sheet and income statement, financial analysis and financial planning, investments, controlling and costing.
Welche persönlichen Fähigkeiten sollte man als Aussenhandelsleiter/Aussenhandelsleiterin mitbringen?
Als Aussenhandelsleiter/Aussenhandelsleiterin sollte man folgende persönliche Fähigkeiten mitbringen:
- Dienstleistungsbewusstsein
- Verhandlungsgeschick
- Vernetztes Denken und Handeln
- Planungs- und Organisationsfähigkeit
- Wortgewandtheit und Verhandlungsgeschick
- Teamfähigkeit
- Rechenkompetenz (sicherer Umgang mit Daten und Zahlen)
Can I attend the import manager course immediately after training as a foreign trade specialist?
After completing continuing education, further training to become a foreign trade specialist with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education, you cannot take the examination to become an import manager (diploma in foreign trade management) immediately afterwards, but must have at least two years of professional experience in foreign trade after obtaining the Federal Diploma of Higher Education by the registration deadline for the final examination. Practical experience includes employment in transit trade, international trade, export, import or freight forwarding.
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