Senior Import Clerk - Harrow, United Kingdom - Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

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Harrow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Imports/Exports Administrator

Reporting to
:
Logistics Manager

Job type:
Full time (9:30am to 6:00pm), Monday to Friday
(Additional hours may also be required on both weekdays and weekends)

Location:
Harrow HA3

Company Information
My client was established in 1990 specialising in the supply of chemical and maintenance materials.

Over 800 global airlines and maintenance outlets rely on 'Client' logístical infrastructure and its ability to source and supply even the most difficult materialswith the same or next-day delivery service.

Job brief

As Senior Imports/Exports Administrator you will be responsible to organise the freight in accordance with our company and customer's requirements for both domestic and international shipments.

Your routine tasks will involve preparing shipping documents, invoices, airway bills, dangerous goods notes and enclosing manufacturer's certificate of conformity.

Key Responsibilities:

To organise a safe and secure transportation of all shipments
To produce all documentation
Despatch Notes, Invoices, Airway Bills, Dangerous Goods Notes etc.
Extracting Country of Origin, Tariff codes and Value for customs when required.
Ensuring shipments are processed in a time manner to meet company's expectations and KPIs.
Liaise with all freight agents and couriers for collection of the shipments and dealing with any queries that arise.
To provide customers with details of Airway bills and any other relevant documentation
To coordinate with the warehouse team in the preparation of shipping documents
Issuing custom clearance instructions for all imports and exports of the company
Any other duties assigned by the Logistics Manager/Operations Director

Competencies and Key skills:

Experience within the Supply Chain Management or Logistics is compulsory
Understanding of export and import requirements to a certain degree is essential
Understanding of international regulation for carriage of hazardous material will be beneficial
Ability to work both within a team and independently
Computer literacy, which also involves adequate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
Performance is a key factor in this role
Demonstration of a high level of flexibility to meet business requirements
Comply and adapt to the company, suppliers and customers' requirements
Welldeveloped communication and interpersonal skills in order to effectively liaise with all external parties and coworkers.
An initiative and proactive approach to the completion of daily duties
A methodical and consistent approach to ensure all records & entries are of a high standard

Benefits:

30k annual base salary
22 days' holiday plus bank holidays which rises with service of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years.
Pension scheme
Free lunch every quarter.
Social events and Christmas party.
Fab Fridays dress down.