Freight Customs Clerk

Freight Personnel; Stretford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A freight forwarding specialist is seeking a Freight Customs Coordinator for their Manchester office. The role includes providing exceptional customer service, completing customs documentation, and managing freight. Candidates should have experience in customs and possess strong communication and IT skills. The position offers a salary between £27,000 to £30,000, along with benefits like a company pension and 25 days of holiday.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Company pension

Limited WFH opportunities

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in customs preferred.
• Experience from a freight forwarder in a customs role.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service.
• Complete import and export customs documentation.
• Handle multi-modal freight.
• Ensure accurate processing of customs declarations.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Tools

Descartes software

Job description

Overview

Our client is a freight forwarding specialist who offers freight solutions by road, rail, sea and air through their many offices worldwide as well as through their solid network of agents and partners.

We are now looking for a Freight Customs Coordinator to join the team based at their Manchester office in Trafford Park.

Responsibilities

• Providing an outstanding level of customer service to both internal & external clients
• Completing both import and export declarations and other customs documentation using Descartes software
• Handling multi modal freight
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of import and export customs declarations
• Ensure correct payment of duty & VAT
• Manage post clearance action

Experience / Qualifications

• Ideally my client would like applying candidates to have 1-2 years experience in customs who they could further train
• Experience from working for a freight forwarder in an customs freight role
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional IT skills
• Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual
• Strong organisational & time management skills

Package & Benefits

• Salary £27,000 to £30,000
• Hours are (Apply online only)hrs. Mainly office based, although limited opportunity for occasional WFH
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension