Customs Agents - Paddock Wood, United Kingdom - Earl Street Employment Consultants Ltd

Earl Street Employment Consultants Ltd

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Paddock Wood, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A two-week training period will take place in their office in Paddock (daytime hours). On completion this role will be remote working.

Hours of work: 17.45hrs hrs rolling shift pattern 4 on - 4 off.

Salary:
£33k-£35k based on skills and experience + company benefits.

You will have a background in customs, logistics or supply chain, ideally in an FMCG environment. In-house training will be provided, along with support to gain professional qualifications.

Job purpose:

Key responsibilities:

Consulting with importers, exporters and other applicable parties to obtain mandatory information for import and export entries, ensuring all appropriate paperwork for each consignment is received to enable customs entries and clearance checks to be completed in a timely manner.
Interacting with customs authorities and other Government agencies to address any queries or issues which may arise during customs clearance.
Consulting with customers, ensuring they are kept informed of clearance status of consignments and resolving any customer queries that arise.
Supporting other team members in understanding issues and potential solutions
Handling enquiries from colleagues & customers relating to Customs Procedures, Tariff Classifications & Regulatory Requirements, Duty Rates and Documentation Requirements
Regularly updating self, colleagues and customers of any HMRC and Government Agency regulations and changes

Skills, know-how and experience

Preferred:

Demonstrable knowledge of ocean and road freight imports and exports.
Proven capability of dealing with customs procedure codes and specialist customs procedures, including SCDP and Transit.

Must Have
High levels of attention to detail.

Strong people skills proving the ability to build good working relationships with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders.

Flexible, adaptable and able to think quickly.
Initiativetaking, a selfstarter who gets things done with minimum supervision and can execute in a fastpaced environment.
Ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands, using initiative to prioritize tasks and workload to meet deadlines.
Fluent Polish/English Speaker.
Technical/professional qualifications:

Key performance indicators:
desirable

HMRC compliance
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Excel
Timely completion and accuracy of HMRC and agency declarations
Institute of Export "Level 4 Customs Practitioner Award" or equivalent desirable
Communications and relationships with customers and colleagues
Experience using Customs systems (e.g., CDS, CNS, Destin 8, Sequoia) essential
Compliance with company processes and procedures

We are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

Job Type:
Permanent

Benefits: