Customs Controller

**Customs Controller**

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe.

In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers.

The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

We are currently recruiting for a Customs Controller to join our existing team to help collate data, verify information and liaise with colleagues & third parties for the timely submission of Imports & Exports Customs declarations. To handle all daily operational and related administrative tasks to allow the Customs Team to provide 7 day week coverage for Customs declarations. This is an excellent opportunity to join Muller with the shift pattern for this role to be Wednesday - Saturday 8am - 6pm onsite.

**Customs Compliance - Exports**
- Liaise with Culina to combine data on the daily exports and prepare paperwork for the Official Vets to inspect export loads and obtain the relevant Export health Certificates.
- Prepare Export instructions and pro forma invoices for all loads leaving the UK.

**Customs Compliance - Exports**
- Liaise with Culina to combine data on the daily exports and prepare paperwork for the Official Vets to inspect export loads and obtain the relevant Export health Certificates.
- Prepare Export instructions and pro forma invoices for all loads leaving the UK.
- Liaise with Customs Brokers, vets, hauliers and all relevant authorities to ensure all the appropriate documentation for export is correct and completed within a timeline.
- Preparation of samples shipments, communicating with R&D and all departments, booking with fast parcel company and providing relevant paperwork.
- Complete supplementary declarations on the TSS portal for each month within the deadline.
- Support new team members with guidance and training.
- Support senior colleagues with ad hoc tasks and project work as required.

**Customs Compliance - Imports**
- Collate & review supplier information to prepare import instructions for the Customs Brokers.
- Monitor expected deliveries, liaise with the Material Control Team, Procurement & Suppliers to ensure no delays to deliveries.
- Provide clearance information to Fast Parcel operators to enable clearance of goods.
- Complete all required paperwork for the re-export of returned / rejected goods.
- Support the Senior Customs Adviser as required with any ad hoc information requests / data collection etc.
- Import licences - monitor expected deliveries and work with senior colleagues to ensure appropriate licences are in place.
- IPAFFS entries/CHED for POAO
- Continuous monitoring of UK Global Tariff and documenting any changes

**Other Tasks**
- Verify accuracy of purchase invoicing reports from Brokers, add GL codes and GRN accordingly
- Raise Purchase Requisitions and process purchase invoices as required.
- Complete assigned daily WorkFlow tasks to allocate commodity codes to new materials.
- Support new team members with guidance and training
- Complete & maintain documentation of processes for audit purposes

**Desirable Skills**
- UK Customs Academy courses will be provided. Job specific training provided.
- Ability to keep up to date with changes to tax legislation
- 1-2 years’ experience in a Customs environment

**Essential Skills**
- Good working knowledge of Word and Excel

**Soft Skills**
- Hands on attitude
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to find information which might be difficult to obtain and to challenge processes.
- Drive, enthusiasm and ability to achieve goals
- Flexible, responsive and resourceful when reacting to changing work demands
- Ability to interact and work as part of team as well as on own initiative
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas with a proactive and “can-do” attitude and would like to be considered for the role of

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