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Role:Admin customs assistant Freight Import/Export
Location:Essex
Basic Salary: £25k to £28k.
Benefits:Pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance
Hours:9am to 5:00pm
REQS: Essential customs knowledge, Export or import road freight sector experience. Customer service, logging invoice requests, support and admin. All essential
- Managing fast paced shared mailboxes
- Booking and handling jobs through our TMS / workflow dashboard
- Communication with customers, external suppliers and government bodies
- Operationally handle shipments on our in house systems
- Logging Duty/VAT invoicing requests to a central database
- Assisting with finance related queries both internally and externally
- Deliver high levels of customer service
- Support commercial awareness and the management team
- Support and assist colleagues in other departments
- Ensure customs compliance is maintained
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
- Good understanding of customs, import/export freight procedures
- Ability to work to demanding deadlines
- Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
- Computer literate in Microsoft office
- Excellent Attention to detail
- Flexible approach and attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative and part of a team is essential
- Excellent organisational skills including record keeping
- Problem solving and the ability to engage critical thinking skills
