Freightserve recruitment are looking for an experienced Import Road and Seafreight person for a small busy Freight Forwarder based in the Heathrow area.
Key responsibilities:
* To ensure compliance with the customs regulations of the UK, through internal notifications and customs web site
* To transpose customs declaration information from documents, and or other data sources into the customs brokerage system accurately
* To manage and meet required internal and external KPIs specific to the customer base
* To build and maintain strong relationships with the customer base
* To be responsible for arranging and completing all associated paperwork, which documents the nature of the goods being imported from abroad and that they are legal and legitimate
* Ensuring all is in order in relation to import quotas, customs tariffs, trade agreements and HM Revenue and customs regulations
* To keep up to date on all regulatory requirements governing imports.
* Being commercially aware of job costings and profitability, ensuring maximum profitability for the organisation
* Ability to manage deadlines and sometimes difficult situations.
* Accountable for printing and active allocation of all pre-alerts to ensure files are not missed and handed out promptly to the individuals within the department, on a daily basis
* To ensure that all deliveries are arranged prior to vessel arrival at port, the same to be booked with hauliers.
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