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Customs Operations Manager - Freight Forwarding

Corrigan Bentley
Posted 15 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME17 2BE, England

Salary

拢30,000 - 拢36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job involves managing, mentoring, and motivating a team of customs clearance staff to enhance business efficiency and performance.
  • The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of customs clearance experience and will be responsible for operations management, profit and loss, and problem-solving.
  • Key responsibilities also include business development, compliance management, and attending weekly management meetings.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, are essential for this role.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, though the specific amount is not mentioned in the job description.

Manage, mentor and motivate a team of customs clearance staff and optimise the efficiency and performance of the business.

Role

Working as part of the management team the successful candidate will focus on the

following key responsibilities:

- Staff management (Mentoring, motivating and supporting the team).

- Hands on Operations management.

- Profit & Loss responsibility.

- Problem solving where required.

- Identifying areas to improve the efficiency of the business.

- Key Account Management.

- Business development (existing clients & new opportunities).

- Generating & Calculating quotations.

- Compliance management.

- Facilities management.

- Attending the weekly operations / sales / management meetings.

Experience / skills required

路 10+ Years Customs Clearance Experience.

路 Man Management experience.

路 Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).

路 Good organisational skills.

路 Good IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint

Character and personal attributes

路 Confident communicator. (Written and verbal)

路 A positive and engaging personality.

路 Can do sales / customer service orientation.

路 Strong work ethic.

路 Good attention to detail.

路 Calm under pressure.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed鈥檚 services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed鈥檚 Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.