Customs Administrator

Customs Administrator
Market Drayton
Fixed Term Contract - 15 months
Salary negotiable depending on experience
Monday–Friday – 9 am – 5 pm

We are working with an international market leading client based in Market Drayton, who are looking to recruit a Customs Administrator to join their team on a fixed term contract basis. Reporting into the Customs Team Manager you will be part of a growing team and gaining in-demand skills and experience. The company can offer progression opportunities and a variety of benefits.

Initially you will work in the office in Market Drayton Monday–Friday, 9am-5pm for several months while training. Once fully trained you will have the option to work from home (hybrid working) for 2 days each week (3 days on site), but this will not be until you are fully trained which could take several months depending on the individual.

Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:

• Liaise with officials to obtain Customs Certificates for as required.
• Prepare instructions and pro forma invoices for all shipments.
• Apply for batch Certificates to maintain continual supply.
• Liaise with Customs Brokers, vets, hauliers and all relevant authorities to ensure all the appropriate documentation for export is correct and completed within a timeline.
• Monitor the busy Exports email inbox, resolve queries or escalate to the Customs Team Leader / Customs Team Manager as appropriate.
• Preparation of samples shipments, communicating with R&D and all departments, booking with fast parcel company and providing relevant paperwork.
• Complete supplementary declarations on the portal for each month within the deadline.
• Support new team members with guidance and training.
• Support senior colleagues with ad hoc tasks and project work as required.
• Collate & review supplier information to prepare import instructions for the Customs Brokers
• Monitor expected deliveries, liaise with the Material Control Team, Procurement & Suppliers to ensure no delays to deliveries.
• Monitor the busy Customs email inbox, resolve queries or escalate to the Customs Adviser as appropriate.
• Provide clearance information to Fast Parcel operators to enable clearance of goods.
• Complete all required paperwork for the re-export of returned / rejected goods.
• Support the Senior Customs Adviser as required with any ad hoc information requests / data collection etc.
• Continuous monitoring of UK Global Tariff and documenting any changes.
• Verify accuracy of purchase invoicing reports from Brokers, add GL codes and GRN accordingly.
• Raise Purchase Requisitions and process purchase invoices as required.
• Complete assigned daily WorkFlow tasks to allocate commodity codes to new materials.
• Support new team members with guidance and training.
• Complete and maintain documentation of processes for audit purposes.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this excellent opportunity you must have strong administration and communication skills.
1 -2 years’ experience in a customs environment would be advantageous.
You will be well organised and be a self-driven individual to make sure tasks are fully completed within set timescales.
You must have excellent accuracy and attention to detail in your work as well as a good level of numeracy.
You must also have good working knowledge of MS Excel and Word.
The ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
The ability to find information which might be difficult to obtain and to challenge processes.
Demonstratable drive, enthusiasm and ability to achieve goals.
Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication skills

The application process:

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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