International Trade Coordinator
hace 3 días
Blackburn
Join our team and play a key role in keeping goods moving around the world! You’ll work with customers, suppliers, and logistics partners across 60+ countries, helping coordinate the shipment and delivery of our much-loved brands to much-loved pets. Overview of the Role As the International Trade Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end logistics of our imported and exported products across international markets. You will liaise with external partners to ensure the smooth and efficient movement of goods worldwide. Main Responsibilities • Organising transport and delivery of international consignments from several global locations including via our offshore 3PL warehouse., • Create commercial documents to facilitate export trade, including veterinary health certificates, preference documents and commercial invoices., • Oversee the compliance and accuracy of third-party commercial documents, import documents and customs clearances of import and export shipments., • Be a key point of contact for international customers, 3rd party suppliers and internal teams; building and maintaining relationships., • Track consignments, ensuring full oversight and maintain shared transport trackers., • Keep up to date of international legislation and potential risks to the supply chain., • Work cross functionally between procurement, manufacturing and warehousing teams; regularly meeting teams to issue order packaging priorities and keep track of order pipeline., • Proactively work to enhance the efficiency of the departments core responsibilities, developing processes and resources where possible, • Liaise with agencies including DEFRA, APHA, HMRC and Chamber of Commerce, veterinary bodies and port authorities., • Process purchase orders through the ERP system, Dynamic 365 Business Central., • Generate import veterinary notifications using IPAFFS., • Monitor inventory and check stock levels of imported and manufactured products; reporting back to customers and internal teams., • Undertake any other duties and responsibilities that are reasonably required by the business. Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required Essential • Experience within an international role, preferably freight forwarding, import, export or customs, • Understanding of Inco terms & customs classifications, • General import and export formalities, • IT Literate, including Microsoft office and confident using 3rd party booking platforms, • Customer focussed attitude, • Eye for detail and accuracy, • Lateral thinker, capable of managing multiple priorities calmly, • Full Driving Licence Desirable • Knowledge of TSS process, • Experience generating CHEDs via IPAFFS, • Experience importing and export foods