Export Administrator

**Main responsibilities**
- Export sales administration: Process and manage export quotations and orders (including some key accounts) ensuring a high level of accuracy, assisting customers with queries and supporting the external sales team when required.
- Ensure compliance: Monitor and ensure adherence to import and export regulations, including customs laws, trade agreements, and licensing requirements (including US regulations).
- Documentation management: Prepare and review export documentation, including invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and customs declarations to ensure accuracy and compliance. Assisting the purchasing team with checking import documentation for accuracy when required.
- Coordinate shipments: Collaborate with freight forwarders and logistics providers to arrange transportation, track shipments, and manage customs clearance processes.
- Customs clearance: Liaise with customs authorities to ensure smooth clearance of imported and exported goods, resolve any issues that arise, and handle customs audits.
- Coordinate with internal departments: Collaborate with sales, purchasing, finance, and warehouse teams to align import and export activities with business goals and objectives.
- Tariff classification: Accurately classify imported and exported goods according to customs tariff codes to determine duty rates and ensure compliance with trade regulations and licence requirements.
- Maintain records: Keep comprehensive records of all import and export transactions, including shipping documents, licenses, end user statements and compliance documentation for audit purposes.
- Cost optimisation: Identify opportunities to minimise import and export costs through efficient shipping methods and consolidation of shipments.
- Stay up-to-date: Stay informed about changes in international trade regulations, tariffs, and customs requirements to ensure compliance and adapt import/export processes accordingly.

**Knowledge, skills and experience**
- Proven experience in import and export operations, preferably in a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of import and export regulations, customs procedures, and international trade practices.
- Knowledge of Incoterms, tariff classification, customs valuation methodologies, origin rules and preference statements.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in document preparation and compliance with regulations.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving skills to address issues related to customs clearances, shipping delays, and trade compliance requirements.
- Experience in working with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other third-party logistics providers.
- Knowledge of ITAR/EAR regulations an advantage.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 2 years (required)
- Administrative experience: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Halesowen (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Halesowen: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person