Import/Export Clerk
Feltham
£30,000 + 13% Bonus & Benefits
Our client is a market leader in UK & EU gateway logistics solutions, located in Feltham. They have a rich history, trading since 1999. They offer specialist bespoke solutions for the international freight forwarding industry, e-commerce business, global courier & postal systems.
This role sits within an Operational department working as part of a varied and diverse operation logistics team. Working closely with the sales and warehouse teams deliver back PMCS etc and, Assisting the business with meeting the expectations and needs of customers and staff by logging customs entries, working with our transport resources to collect consignments from LHR and dealing with HMRC to resolve any holds on consignments.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting Operations Supervisor with Day-to-Day tasks
- Being able to learn new processes and procedures within the operations team.
- Completion of daily and weekly tasks to operations staff including monitoring HMRC Queries.
- Training to be proficient in new processes so that the whole department achieves a high level of understanding.
- Working hand in hand with the Business development team to provide the best service available within the time constraints provided
- Meticulous monitoring of any customs holds and communicating with the various HMRC bodies to achieve clearance/ resolutions for held entries
- To create a relationship with clearance agents and to understand their requirements
- Liaise by telephone /email / with shipping lines /customers and other Departments and Suppliers
Skills Required:
- At least 2 years' experience as a Customs Broker focused on Air and Sea imports
- Knowledge of customs legislation
- Knowledge of air, road and sea transport documentation
- Experience in using Sequoia
- Experience in preparing paperwork for export including airway bills and generating T1S preferred
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
Benefits Include:
- Salary will be £30,000 Per Anum
- Bonus up to 13% of annual salary
- Casual Dress
- Subsides meals at on site café.
- Following completion of successful probation, option to opt into Company Health. insurance/Cash Plan.
- Training and Development opportunities
- Access to Employees Assistance Programme.
- Access to employee cost saving initiatives.