Customs Compliance Administrator

4 weeks ago


Watford, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

**Customs Compliance Administrator**

**£15.49 p/h PAYE**

**Initial 12-month contract**

**3 days in the Watford office, 2 remote (usually Mon, Weds and Fri but some flexibility will be expected)**

**ASAP start**

**Role Summary**:
The role requires supporting our US Customs Compliance operation, located in Watford, with a wide range of administrative support to enable the flow of merchandise imported into the US market from Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, by proactively managing risks and ensuring regulatory requirements are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

This team works with suppliers globally so although it will be standard working hours (9-5) there may be times when an early/late start/finish is required to accommodate calls. This includes 1 quarterly call with New Zealand at midnight UK time - time will be given back for these instances.

**Benefits**:

- Modern office space
- Facilities on site: Canteen, vending machines, basement car park for 100 cars and 210 bikes, break out areas.
- Office space is within a business park housing places to eat and a gym

Great transport links, walking distance via footbridge to Watford Junction

**Main duties and responsibilities**:

- Support our 3rd party service providers at origin (Europe & APAC) to ensure timely gathering of information needed for product classification (HTS# for US Customs & Border Protection (CBP)) as well as US Import entry clearance filings/declarations (Importer Security Filling, Customs Entry Filling (Food & Drug Administration, Fish & Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, etc.) to prevent fines/penalties and manage costs.
- Monitor and respond to operational requests/issues raised by the 3rd party service providers. Communicates with internal and external stakeholders to research, resolve problems and answer questions.
- Monitor and support key workflows related to 3rd party service providers' productivity and performance (Power BI Tool, Flow Report).
- Maintain 3rd party service providers costs, support recordkeeping/timely processing and generate/publish cost analysis reviews to the Customs Compliance managers.
- Draft, maintain and standardize the 3rd party service providers' SOPs and other documents (Visio process flow, Power Point presentation).
- Support business facilitation generate ad hoc volume/analytic reports, providing visibility to metrics, reporting needs, and presentations as required by the Customs Compliance managers using the Power BI Tool.
- Update and maintain recurring meetings & proactively work on any supporting materials required (Buying Office Touch Bases, 3rd Parties Business Reviews)
- Document action items and publish minutes to appropriate internal and external stakeholders for Quarterly meetings (US Trade Compliance, 3rd party service providers, Global Buying Offices).
- Bring ideas for continuous process improvement, including the administrative side of Customs Compliance.
- Performs other activities as required or directed.

**Essential criteria**:

- At least 1 years' experience within customs, logistics and/or trading compliance in an office setting
- Proficient at Excel, including pivot tables and vlookups, as well as Word, Powerpoint and Teams
- Able to easily make strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.



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