Our Ipswich based client is looking for an Import/Export Clerk with a minimum of 1 years experience.

Responsibilities
• Work as part of a team reporting to Supervisors or Manager.
• Tracking of all shipments on a daily basis.
• Liaising with importers and internal operational colleagues to obtain mandatory
information for the preparation of import entries.
• Recognise client commercial invoice(s) and packing list(s) extracting data as
necessary to prepare import CDS declarations for our Customs department.
• Aiding clients on the classification of goods and their importance.
• Utilising specialised shipping software such as CNS and Destin8.
• Liaising with Shipping Lines for carrier haulage bookings
• Dealing with the company's approved merchant hauliers and warehouses to
arrange haulage and/or unpacking of containers.
• Liaising with overseas agents for the receipt of pre-alerts and reporting back of
cargo delivery status.
• Knowledge of necessary import documentation, EUR1's, Certificates of Origin
(CofO), CHED's, COI's and other cargo control documents.
• Liaise with Port Health or Customs officials in areas such as document checks,
goods quarantine etc.
• Monitoring of group inboxes and distributing information and new jobs accurately
and in a timely manner
• Ensuring the highest standards of customer service at all times.
• Completion of spreadsheets for reporting internally and also to clients.
• Data accuracy in filling in details of the consignments.

Essential
• Minimum 1 year of relevant industry experience
• Recognised pass rate for GCSE in Maths and English.
• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills.
• Ability to operate Microsoft packages and learn new systems easily.
• Ability to operate software that is standard within the industry.
• Numerical and analytical skills, paying attention to detail.
• Self-motivating and be able to organise your work effectively and maintain records.
• Excellent administration skills.
• Working experience of CNS and Destin8 systems
• An understanding of Incoterms and container types
• Although you will work as part of a team, you need to be self-motivating and be able to
organise your work effectively and maintain records.
• Work in a fast-paced environment ensuring shipment requirements are actioned in a
complaint and timely manner.

Desirable
• Demonstrate experience within an operational Deepsea Operations environment,
• Demonstrate experience of deep sea import shipments from various origins.
• Have a deep understanding of Incoterms and Shipper/Consignee responsibilities
• Ability to raise IPAFFS notifications
• Educated to A-Level / Degree level desired but not essential.
• Customer focused, both internally with colleagues and externally with clients
• Complex problem solving and the ability to engage critical thinking skills will be
required as well as the ability to actively listen and interpret concisely