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Freight & Customs Co-ordinator

Job Posted: 10 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 32,500 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

We are actively looking to engage customs compliance professionals with a passion for shipping and European / RoW freight forwarding for a new role as a Freight & Customs Co-ordinator in Lichfield, Staffordshire (on a hybrid basis - in office 3x days per week)!

Client Details

My client is a multi-national freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth, in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on providing customs clearance for air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Freight & Customs Co-ordinator you will report in to the Customs & Compliance Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Lichfield, Staffordshire office (hybrid basis).

  * Inputting road, air, sea freight clearances into CDS / CHIEF using a vareity of software such as Destin8.

  * Responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight documentation for customs entries - such as export packing lists, certificates of origin, EUR1s, ATR1s, dual use licensing, port charges, cost of special documents, etc..

  * Handling customs entries (EUR1's / ATR1's) and arranging billings for VAT/Duties

  * Ensuring, booking and conducting of full end-to-end customs clearance.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in customs compliance within the freight forwarding industry. The ideal Freight & Customs Co-ordinator will have the following skills and experience:

  * 2+ year's experience in customs and/or customs compliance or freight operations.

  * Experience of using CDS or CHIEF software for customs entries

  * Experience of freight operations is desirable

  * Desirable experience of compliance such as AEO, Letter of Credit Documentation, IPR and/or OPR.

  * Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous

  * Commutable to Lichfield, Staffordshire on a hybrid basis (3x days in office per week)

What's On Offer?

  * £30,000-£32,500

  * Enhanced branch bonus scheme

  * 32 days annual leave

  * Comprehensive company benefits account.

  * World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress

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