Senior Customs Declarant
3 days ago
Dartford
Who we are? Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years. The group employs over 1,100 people with 16 sales and customer services sites across the UK and Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, plus Europa’s own teams in Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, China, India, the UAE and South Africa. We are looking for.. We require a hard-working and process orientated individual, with the ability to perform continued tasks consistently. Customs process, customs systems, HMRC regimes and full working knowledge of CDS is required. You will be diligent and accurate in your attention to detail, with strong communication and customer relationship skills. The working hours for this role are Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm with 3 days minimum in the office and up to 2 days per week from home once probation is passed. Please only apply for this vacancy if you can commit to this. Some of the many benefits we can offer in return: • Excellent salary package up to £37k per annum depending on experience, • Hybrid working arrangement: The hybrid arrangement is 3 days on site/ office based - and 2 days remote/ from home. *This arrangement will be actioned following a 3 month probation period., • 25 days annual leave, plus all UK bank holidays, • Bereavement Leave & Sick Pay, • Pension & Death In Service, • Enhanced Maternity / Paternity & Adoption pay, • Employee Wellbeing Programme What you will be doing: · Enter Import consignments into the in house TMS to facilitate customs clearance. · Understand the information you need to make the inbound clearance, where to obtain it, and complete the entry in accordance with regulations. · Contact customers and other key stake holders such as operators, shippers etc for instruction and information to facilitate clearance. · Understand what documentation is required to ensure a compliant and timely clearance. · Discuss any complex issues or requests to your supervisor / line manager. · Ensure the highest standards of customer service and process compliance within the team. · Tackle any areas of non-compliance and solving problems in an effective and timely manner. · Any other related duty as dictated by your supervisor/manager, from time-to-time. What you will bring to the role: · Skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. · Strong experience and knowledge with customs processes, customs systems (CDS / Destin8), customs regimes, issue and query resolution. · At least 3 years’ experience preferred in customs declarations and regimes. · Knowledge of Transit systems and the raising of transit documentation · Diligent and accurate attention to detail when processing large amounts of data. · Strong communication and customer relationship skills. · Excellent organisational skills, exceptionally diligent for adhering to rules of compliance and a nose to understand and work out complex problems, with an ability to understand the workings of customs regulations and apply appropriately and correctly. Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Recruitment Team. Please do not submit speculative CV’S to our Recruiters, Employees, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV’s received in this unsolicited manner. Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note that there will be pre-employment checks with this role.