Customs Broker - Feltham, United Kingdom - Ascent Sourcing Ltd

Ascent Sourcing Ltd

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Feltham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Customs Broker

£30,000 + upto 13% bonus & benefits

Feltham/Heathrow
Our client are a market leader in UK & EU gateway logistics solutions, located in Feltham. They have a rich history, trading since 1999. They offer specialist bespoke solutions for the international freight forwarding industry, e-commerce business, globalcourier & postal systems.

Job Role
This role sits within the operational department working as part of a varied and diverse operation logistics team.

You'll work closely with the sales and warehouse teams and assist the business with meeting the expectations and needs of customers and staffby logging customs entries, working with transport resources to collect consignments from LHR and dealing with HMRC to resolve any holds on consignments.

Responsibilities:

Assisting Operations Supervisor with DaytoDay tasks
Being able to learn new processes and procedures within the operations team.
Completion of daily and weekly tasks to operations staff including monitoring HMRC Queries.
Training to be proficient in new processes so that the whole department achieves a high level of understanding.
Working hand in hand with the warehouse supervisors to ensure that inventory records are accurate with efficient movement of goods.
Working hand in hand with the Business development team to provide the best service available within the time constraints provided
Meticulous monitoring of any customs holds and communicating with the various HMRC bodies to achieve clearance/ resolutions for held entries
Good Understanding of HS codes and CPCS for different types of imports and exports
To work within the company set KPIs
To create a relationship with clearance agents and to have an understanding of their requirements
General administration duties
Other duties that may be deemed the responsibility of the job.

Requirements:

At least 2 years' experience as a Customs Broker focused on Air and Sea imports
Knowledge of customs legislation
Knowledge of air, road and sea transport documentation
Experience in using specialised customs software
Sequoia
Experience in preparing paperwork for export including airway bills and generating T1S preferred
Excellent IT skills
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

Working Hours

4 on, 4 Off compressed work week.

Mon

Fri: 6am6pm
Sat-Sun: 7am2pm

Benefits

Flexible working hours.
Casual Dress.
Subsides meals at on site café.
Following completion of successful probation, option to opt into Company Health. insurance/Cash Plan.
Training and Development opportunities.
Access to Employees Assistance Programme.
Access to employee cost saving initiatives.