Import Operations Clerk

Premier Work Support are currently assisting a freight provider with the recruitment of a permanent Import Operations Clerk for their busy office in Basildon, Essex.

This is an exciting opportunity as this company are in a period of growth and are looking to expand their team.

This role would suit a person with experience of import shipping procedures who is looking to join a busy thriving organisation.

Duties include:

• Manage import process from pre-alert to release via in the in house system
• Send invoices to UK importers prior to shipments arriving
• Ensure cost estimates are entered on all jobs within the correct accounting month
• Check purchase invoices are correct on receipt. Pass all correct invoices for payment and dispute anything that is not as agreed.
• Close files after checking everything has been charged/costed and maximum profitability is achieved
• Obtain rate of exchange from carrier and update system
• Book deliveries with hauliers
• Monitor any port health hold where applicable
• Manage email communications from customers, hauliers and warehouses
• Ensuring any clearance instructions are passed to the clearance team in a timely manner

Hours of work are: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:15pm.

If you have proven experience with a shipping company within the Imports department then this could be the ideal role for you.

Please apply on line if you feel that you have all of the skills for this role.