Junior Operations Coordinator Apprentice

About the role

🚀 Apprentice Customs & Logistics Coordinator 🚀

Ready to kickstart your career in international trade and logistics? We're looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice to join our dynamic team and learn the ropes of managing global shipments! 🌎

What You'll Be Doing:

• Mastering Shipments: You'll get hands-on training to manage and oversee shipments for our clients, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish. Think of it as being the ultimate coordinator for awesome goods crossing borders! 📦
• Paperwork Power: Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of customs. You'll learn how to charge, cost, and arrange the movement of goods, ensuring all the crucial paperwork for fast and efficient customs clearances and timely deliveries is handled perfectly. 📄✅
• Supply Chain Ninja: You'll become a pro at managing the entire supply chain process for specific accounts, from the moment a shipment is booked until it reaches its destination. 🏃‍♀️💨

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Making sure we're always following the rules for UK/EU customs regulations. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
• Accurately entering customs declaration info into our system – precision is key! 🔢
• Hitting important targets (KPIs) both for us and our clients. 🎯
• Becoming a wizard with all things customs. 🧙‍♂️
• Communicating with customs and other government bodies professionally and on time. 🗣️
• Staying sharp on the latest import regulations. 📚
• Building awesome relationships with customs authorities and government agencies. 🤝
• Handling all the necessary paperwork that proves the legality and nature of imported goods. 📜
• Understanding import quotas, tariffs, trade agreements, and HMRC rules. 💰
• Helping to cost jobs and make sure we're always maximizing profitability. 📈
• Liaising with HM Customs to keep goods moving smoothly through the legal channels. 🚦
• Juggling deadlines and tricky situations, where a bit of negotiation might be needed to meet those crucial timescales. 🤯

Are You Ready To Level Up Your Career? Apply Now! ✨

Key responsibilities

• Manage and oversee shipments and the full supply chain process for assigned accounts.
• Ensure compliance with UK/EU customs regulations and process associated import paperwork.
• Accurately transpose customs declaration information into the brokerage system.
• Cost jobs to ensure maximum profitability for the organisation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships and correspond with customs authorities and other government agencies.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4-8), Maths (grade 4-8))