Freight & Customs Co-Ordinator

Overview

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 ambitions for growth in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-paced environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world’s largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. The client focuses on providing customs clearance for air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Responsibilities

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

• 2+ years’ 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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