Sea Import Coordinator

Sea Freight Coordinator – Tamworth – Up to £30,000

Our client is looking for an Sea Freight Coordinator to join their team in Tamworth due to organic growth as a business.

The Sea Freight Coordinator is required to deal with the process of all things via Sea to and from overseas.

Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 17:30pm (one hour unpaid lunch break)

Job duties & Responsibilities Sea Freight Coordinator

– Assist the Sea freight management in the execution of duties in support of the business’ vision of the company
– Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development to successfully move Sea Freight
– Complete all activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transaction
– Correctly complete all customs import declaration forms
– Immediately report any amendments to the customs declaration forms to line manager
– Complete ad-hoc and spot checks on customer entries and submit reports
– Ensure all duties/VAT is charged correctly upon invoicing and collect any monies due in line with SOPs
– Create new and maintain current SOPs for the department
– Maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships at all times giving regular feedback to line manager
– Follow up late customer payments in conjunction with credit control
– Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system
– Implement and improve new efficiencies in customer workflow in conjunction with line manager
– Ensure all reports are generated by given deadlines and handed to line manager
– Accurately complete all invoicing for imports and clients
– Ensure insurances are charged correctly and any insurance claims are handed to line manager without delay

Skills & Qualifications

– Previous experience of Freight Forwarding Imports in sea freight industry
– Must be able to prioritise and organise own workload with attention to detail
– Familiar with Microsoft Office package
– Must be flexible with their working hours

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