Import/Export Coordinator

Leigh

Salary up to £29,000

Great benefits package

The Role:

• Update critical path with accurate ETAs.
• Liaise with buying teams and sales teams to keep them informed of factors that will affect transit times.
• Ensure all relevant import paperwork is in place and distribute this to forwarders for customs clearance (BL’s, COO’s, Form A’s, etc.).
• Select best shipping method (FCL/LCL, consolidated at origin) based on container cost and efficient utilisation.
• Arrange air and road freight for EU imports, as appropriate.
• Create IPAFFS import notifications.
• Build and maintain relationships with a panel of freight forwarders, couriers and hauliers.
• Check and approve invoices for freight forwarding within agreed parameters and record values for costing purposes.
• Record and track ocean freight quotes for forwarder performance analysis.
• Support sales teams with export paperwork and logistics arrangements, ensuring compliance with export regulations and documentation standards.
• Provide buying teams with commodity codes for new products.
• Update relevant teams of changes to tariff codes and duty rates.
• Source airfreight and courier quotes for buying teams upon request.
• Liaise with the warehouse to arrange container deliveries.

About You:

• Proven ability in an import/export role with previous experience of working with hauliers and freight forwarders.
• Working knowledge of TSS (Trader Support Service) website and customs declaration processes.
• Knowledge of various Incoterms and their use in imports and exports – specifically FOB, EXW, DAP and DDP.
• Understanding of UK customs duty deferment procedures and HMRC compliance requirements.
• Understanding of IPAFFS, phytosanitary certificates and plant passports.
• Understanding of Brexit changes, Northern Ireland Protocol, and Windsor Framework.
• Knowledge of Regime 42.
• Knowledge of commodity codes and customs tariff classifications, including use of the ATR and BTI databases.
• ·Experience managing regulatory compliance and working with customs authorities.
•  Experience calculating landed costs and producing accurate true-costings.

Skills Required:

• Excellent time management.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Good attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and compliance.
• High level of IT literacy, including use of Excel, ERP’s and familiarity with HMRC platforms.
• Effective communicator with colleagues, suppliers and service providers.
• Ability to follow existing processes effectively.
• Exhibit a willingness to learn and develop.
• A positive and professional attitude towards work.

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