Traffic & Customs Supervisor
Posted 4 days ago by Innova Solutions
£35 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Desford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Traffic & Customs Supervisor role involves leading a small team to manage daily import and export tasks, ensuring compliance with customs regulations. The position requires a strong background in logistics, transportation, and customs, along with leadership experience. The supervisor will also be responsible for maintaining process documentation and managing customs record-keeping. This is a three-year contract position based on-site in Desford, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain process documentation and manage Customs & Client's record-keeping.
- Ensure duty management systems meet HMRC requirements and submissions are correct.
- Oversee daily compliance activities of brokers and freight forwarders.
- Coordinate with freight companies, production departments, and customers for timely deliveries.
- Validate and oversee freight invoicing and payments.
- Collaborate with shipping operational teams to help manage and achieve quality & velocity targets.
- Ensure availability of shipping capacity and capability in line with expected demand.
Key Skills:
- Background in logistics, transportation, compliance, and customs.
- HSE knowledge.
- Leadership experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 packages.
- Experience with customs systems, such as Ricardo or Power BI.
- Ability to manage import and export processes and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Strong decision-making and critical thinking skills.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Understanding of transportation measurements, costs, and modes.
Salary (Rate): £35.07 hourly
City: Desford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Traffic & Customs Supervisor Desford 3 year contract 5 days a week on site £35.07 umbrella / hr Inside IR35 Background in logistics, transportation, compliance, and customs. HSE knowledge Leadership experience too. Microsoft 365 packages. Customs systems, such as Ricardo, or power BI. All local ERP systems will have training provided. As the Traffic & Customs Manager, you will lead a small team to handle daily import and export tasks. Your main job is to make sure Client parts and products move smoothly across international borders, following all Customs rules. You will ensure Client meets customs requirements by managing risks and controls.
What you will do As a Traffic & Customs Manager, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Develop and maintain process documentation and manage Customs & Client's record-keeping.
- Ensure duty management systems meet HMRC requirements and submissions are correct.
- Oversee daily compliance activities of brokers and freight forwarders.
- Coordinate with freight companies, production departments, and customers for timely deliveries.
- Validate and oversee freight invoicing and payments.
- Collaborate with shipping operational teams to help manage and achieve quality & velocity targets.
- Ensure availability of shipping capacity and capability in line with expected demand.
What you can demonstrate:
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking : Uses critical thinking to make decisions by gathering and organizing relevant information.
- Problem Solving: Identifies and documents problems and solutions, understands stakeholder perspectives, and develops techniques to assess information accuracy.
- Import/Export - MFG : Manages import and export processes, ensuring compliance with regulations and tariff schedules. Handles customs clearance and completes necessary documentation for frequent shipments.
- Transportation - MFG : Explains transportation measurements, costs, and modes, and describes shipping documents. Participates in supply chain analysis to identify trends and improvements.
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