Import Seafreight Clerk

3 days ago

StainesuponThames, United Kingdom Freightserve recruitment Full time

Freightserve recruitment are looking for an experienced Import Seafreight person for a excellent Freight Forwarder based in the Staines-upon-Thames area.

**Job Role:

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The role is to manage and oversee ocean imported goods for assigned accounts. Being responsible for arranging the movement of goods from destination to the customer door. Accountable for correctly costing / charging of consignment, flow of paperwork to ensure customs clearances are obtained quickly and within the required time frame to avoid any unnecessary storage charges and delivery of goods are made in good time. To be responsible for managing the full ocean import process whether this is for a shipment or specified accounts from start to finish. To liaise with overseas offices, partners and agents to assist in the smooth running of operations’ for the department.

**Key responsibilities**:

- To ensure compliance with the customs regulations of the UK, through internal notifications and customs web site
- To transpose customs declaration information from documents, and or other data sources into the customs brokerage system accurately
- To manage and meet required internal and external KPIs specific to the customer base
- To build and maintain strong relationships with the customer base
- To be responsible for arranging and completing all associated paperwork, which documents the nature of the goods being imported from abroad and that they are legal and legitimate
- Ensuring all is in order in relation to import quotas, customs tariffs, trade agreements and HM Revenue and customs regulations
- To keep up to date on all regulatory requirements governing imports.
- Being commercially aware of job costings and profitability, ensuring maximum profitability for the organisation
- Ability to manage deadlines and sometimes difficult situations.
- Accountable for printing and active allocation of all pre-alerts to ensure files are not missed and handed out promptly to the individuals within the department, on a daily basis
- To ensure that all deliveries (within remit) are arranged 2 weeks prior to vessel arrival at port, the same to be booked with hauliers.
- To ensure that customs formalities are completed at least 3 days prior to delivery of goods if possible
- To ensure that if declaring any values on deferment account for duty/vat these should be billed onto the customer same day as declaration
- To ensure all files to be passed over to the PAC team for billing within 2hrs of delivery of goods, each file should contain a full set of documents, copy entry, origin invoices, origin profit shares.
- To be prepared to be flexible, accommodating and assisting elsewhere in the team as and when required
- To escalate and issues or problems in a timely manner

**Skills and qualifications**:

- Education GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths require - A-C grade
- Specialized knowledge
- Skills Knowledge of customs import declaration procedures
- Knowledge of customs regimes and legislation
- Knowledge of classification, incoterms, valuation and origin rules
- Ability to work to deadline
- Skills - tenacious, well organised, friendly, detail oriented, completer/finisher. outgoing and friendly, and commercially aware.
- Abilities - Strong administrative skills, works well under pressure.
- Able to prioritise work. Good communicator - both written and verbal.

Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm

**Benefits:

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- Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer contributions)
- Discounts at various retailers
- Referral scheme
- Death in service (4x salary)
- Private healthcare after 1 year service
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays with an extra day after 5,8-, and 10-years’ service
- Employee assistance programme

As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight recruitment specialist. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry. Call now to avoid disappointment

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£39,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

**Experience**:

- Import Seafreight: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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