Customs Specialist
Customs Specialist
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Job Description
A career at our company is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 57000 people are shaping how the world lives works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare life science and performance materials. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.
Customs Specialist
We have an exciting vacancy for a fantastic Customs Specialist to joinus at our site in Gillingham or Poole. This is a critical and important role for the business.
Scope of responsibilities and Purpose of the role
Reporting to the site director you will be responsible to ensure processes are in place to deliver the compliant and efficient import & export of products to and from the UK using external Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders.
Work with senior management to develop proposals to carryout customs clearance in house.
Essential Job Function
- Be the customs expert for the company.
- Interact with Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders to ensure the compliant and efficient export & import of all shipments.
- Interface and support internal/external customers to ensure compliance with import/export regulations and our policies and procedures
- Work closely with Trade Compliance Team
- Audit customs data practices and procedures to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
- Host any audits from external customs authorities
- Support application for and retention of AEO status
Interfaces
Internal interfaces:
Warehouse Logistics Freight Trade Compliance Finance
External interfaces:
HMRC Customs Brokers Freight Forwarders
Qualification and Competencies required
Education / Professional Experience / Knowledge and Skills
Essential/critical
- Must have strong knowledge and understanding of import/export laws and procedures for all products including chemicals
- Min 5 years experience working in a Customs environment
- Good Working Knowledge of
- Import & Export clearance procedures
- Customs documentation
- Export/Import Licence and Export Controls
- Customs Brokerage & Freight Forwarding
- CHIEF CFSP and NES
- Intrastats
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Work well to deadlines and under pressure but still ensure quality is a priory
- Logical organised and process orientated way of working
- Creative problem solver
- Able to work both on own or in a team
- Good intermediate MS Excel skills
- Experience of AEO
- Experience in Brexit prepation
Desired/advantageous
- Formal qualification in Import & Export Management
- Experience with SAP
- Logistics & transportation experience
What we offer: With us there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!
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We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
