Trainee Customs Coordinator – VR/21726
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Our client is a Transport, Freight and Logistics Company based in Coventry, and they are currently looking for a Trainee Customs Coordinator to join their Customs Clearance department. The main purpose of this role is to process daily shipments and ensure customs compliance is processed in a timely and accurate manner.
This position is a 12 week temp to perm position. Working hours are either 08:00-16.30hrs or 09:00-17:30hrs, Monday to Friday. Starting salary is £17,500.
This is a great opportunity to start a career within the Freight Forwarding and Logistics industry.
The Trainee Customs Coordinator will work towards learning the below duties:
- Customs brokerage & clearances into HMRC CHEIF system
- Identify correct CPC code to use on customs entry from customers paperwork
- Make formal customs declaration
- Manage group email inbox, liaising with customers directly via email and telephone
- Updating required milestones within Customers own system
- Admin duties
Requirements for the Trainee Customs Coordinator:
- Obtained at least GSCE qualifications including Maths & English
- Knowledge of Microsoft office including Word & Excel
- Be a good team player and the ability to work on own initiative and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Good telephone manner
- Flexible, friendly and enthusiastic attitude required
- Customer service orientated
- Able to work on their own initiative, and would require minimum supervision
If you’re interested in the Trainee Customs Coordinator, click ‘Apply Now’, or email the Shipping team on shipping@redrecruit.com
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