Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Managing the accuracy of the required shipping paperwork according to relevant in-country regulations.
• Responsible for direct liaison with providers – freight forwarders; couriers and haulers to ensure specific shipping requirements are always adhered to.
• Coordinating the entire logistics and transportation process to ensure smooth and cost-effective delivery of internal and external orders to the end user.
• Selecting the appropriate method of transportation based on availability, priority, and value.
• Monitoring all activities of the shipping process and provide updates to the end user.
• Anticipating, analysing, and resolving the daily issues associated with domestic and international freight movements.
• Ensuring that commodity codes are correctly applied to material received into inventory.
• Reviewing the accuracy of commodity codes and update the company records.
• Ensuring freight providers have complied with import clearance instructions.
• Ensuring freight providers have entered the correct details on export entries.
• Reviewing origin and preference, ensuring the correct customs valuation is determined and that the correct duty rate is being applied.
• Responding to customer inquiries promptly.
• Managing and continuously exploring opportunities to reduce costs.
• Obtaining and evaluating quotations.
• Recording freight costs appropriately.
• Effective written and verbal communication with internal customers and external service providers, worldwide.
• Ensuring that accurate information is provided to comply with all customs and licensing requirements.

Our client is seeking a candidate with the following experience, skills, qualifications, and attributes:

• A strong supply chain/freight forwarding background.
• Broad Distribution and Customs experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in Airfreight and Courier shipments.
• Knowledge of:
• Current import/export procedures.
• Experience in dealing with Post Brexit customs formalities to and from the EU (including movements through Northern Ireland).
• Intrastat reporting.
• Tariff codes and classification of parts.
• Work under pressure.
• Make reasoned decisions.
• Prioritise workload.
• Motivated and use initiative.
• Pay close attention to detail.

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