Shipping Clerk

Castore exists for one single reason to make athletes better. Our ethos is built upon the philosophy of BETTER NEVER STOPS an ideal deeply infused in our DNA and something we strive to live every single day. We utilise advanced engineering and unique technical fabrics to create the highest quality sportswear in the world for athletes who demand the very best. Designed with a passion for innovation with specialist features to help to optimise athletic performance in all conditions.

The founders vision is to build Castore into a brand respected across the globe for a deep and unrelenting commitment to engineering the highest quality sportswear in the world with no stone left unturned in its search for innovation and performance enhancement.

The sportswear market has been dominated by a small clique of massmarket brands and the vision is for Castore to be a premium alternative to these the natural brand of choice for discerning athletes who demand the very best.

The Role

An exciting role has been created for a Shipping Clerk to join our growing Operations team to own and lead the global compliance of all our inbound and outbound movements including the vendor bookings & outbound transportation network.

Through our partnership profile and exciting growing mainline the demand for Castore is seeing us partner with the biggest retailers in the market as well as developing a distribution network on a global scale.

As a Shipping Clerk you will play an integral role in helping us deliver against our ambitious growth targets in this hugely strategic channel for our business.

Responsibilities

Manage the vendor booking portal ensuring all bookings and approvals we inline with purchase order demand and business requirements
Monitor and report on vendor booking performance
Manage the outbound transportation network including quote approval and shipment visibility
Invoice approval and reconciliation
Develop new & maintain existing relationships with external Freight Forwarders & internal stakeholders across all departments
Monitor compare and report on freight forwarder costs and rates
Review and check commercial documentation
Own the inbound and outbound compliance checks
Implementing cost and performance saving processes inline with company demands
Validate export documentation for all inbound and outbound shipments including commercial invoices packing lists transport documents preference certificates
Maintain accurate records of shipments in compliance with HMRC standards
Collaborate with customs/tax teams to ensure all compliance requirements are met
Understand and inform the business on customs changes including incoterms commodity codes and rules of origin /preference

Skills & Qualities

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

Experience of working in a similar role

Knowledge of commercial documentation and shipping terms

Proven experience in shipping preferably with a Freight Forwarder or International Trading Company

Excellent working knowledge of relevant topics such as Incoterms and Preferential Origin.

Ability and confidence to liaise with internal and external partners and government agencies

Knowledge of International shipping regulations and customs procedures

Capability to react to a constantly changing workload and prioritise work where required

Ability to work crossfunctionally liaising with peer groups across the business to drive efficiencies and results

Ability to work within strict deadlines and able to be adaptive to changes

Computer literacy (Microsoft suite) Excel Word Outlook

Personal Qualities:

Excellent attention to detail & a natural problem solver

Eye for detail Excellent planning and organisation skills

Comfortable in a fastpaced and everchanging business environment

Flexible approach and willingness to further learn & adapt in a fast pace growing business

Exceptional communication and organisational skills

Organisation planning able to juggle multiple projects at once

Confidence in own ability to challenge current ways of working whilst delivering recommendations for improved process

Natural leader

Results driven

Excellent communicator written and verbally

Share our ambitious outlook

Have a Better Never Stops Attitude

What We Offer

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Modern city centre offices in Manchester

An opportunity to work with global sporting partners

Office breakout space with pool tables dart board and TVs

A chance to build a career with a fast paced high growth brand

Employee assistance programme

Generous staff discount