Customs Specialist

Exciting new role for an experienced Customs Specialist

Salary up to 45000 DOE + Excellent Benefits

Hybrid working 

Roles and Responsibilities of the Customs Specialist

• Be the primary point of contact for internal customers and actively build strong relationships with customers and gain an understanding of their business and service needs
• Liaise with the Customs authorities, staying informed about any changes in Customs policies or procedures.
• Be the primary point of contact for the UK and Ireland Customs brokers.
• Manage compliance for imports & exports adhering to international policies, procedures, and legislation
• Review paperwork for shipments; including dispatch notes, commercial invoices, customs licenses, and other legal documents required to ensure compliance with current legislation
• Review and issue clearance instructions to clearance brokers and freight forwarders to ensure timely delivery
• Responsible for correctness of commodity tariffing
• Manage customs processes such as TA (Temporary Admission) , SR (Samples Relief), Carnet ATA and RGR (Return Goods Relief), while ensuring correct utilization of special regimes and payment of duties for incoming related products
• Review the monthly Bills of Discharge for customs special regimes
• Document and develop import & export processes
• Ensure full trade customs compliance as per federal, state, local and shipping requirements according to existing and new legislation in the UK
• Ensure smooth execution of the end-to-end shipment by working closely with customer and internal stakeholders
• Adhere to process in line with the agreed execution and customer specific standards and monitor respective KPI’s
• Counsel internal customers on tariffs, insurance, and quotas
• Support logistics process in response to customer orders and enquiries to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products
• Act as focal point for internal customers and stores for any shipping related queries
• Liaise with finance to resolve invoice queries
• Carry out monthly management checks to ensure compliance to HMRC regulations
• Responsible for analyzing customs duty exemptions and free trade agreements where necessary to reduce cost of imports and exports
• Raise work orders where required for import costs

Skills and Experience needed for this Customs Specialist role

• Computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft packages, PowerBi)
• SAP experience is desirable
• Ability to effectively manage multiple systems, projects, and priorities
• Self-driven personality with high analytical and conceptual thinking and excellent interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented, creative and the ability to work on own initiative
• Passionate about compliance
• In-depth knowledge of UK Customs laws and regulations, coupled with a strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly learn and interact with multiple stakeholders in a large global Supply Chain organization through various operational systems
• 3-5 years' work experience in UK customs compliance, import and export control
• Customs regimes (TA, RGR) utilization and management, HMRC audits and proven record of processes improvements initiatives
• Experience in clearance broker, transportation &/or freight forwarding is desirable
• Experience preferably gained from a global production, trade, and distribution organization

If you are interested in this Customs Specialist role, please apply