Export Administrator

Our client is seeking an Export Administrator to control all exports for a defined sales region; for example all sales to the Far East – delivering good customer service, on-time delivery and developing relationships / local knowledge. This role will have support from other Export Administrators (covering other regions) but they expect the successful individual to manage their own workload and resolve potential issues pro-actively and without supervision.

Key Accountabilities:
•Liaising with customers, freight forwarders and customs to ensure the clearance of goods.
•Deal with all paperwork involved with the export of goods worldwide
•Producing and issuing relevant export documentation
•Apply the Cargo Dangerous Goods Regulations correctly
•Process Letter of Credit and Cash against documents contracts
•Processing orders through the system and following up on any delivery queries.
•Ensuring orders are dispatched on time
•Invoicing
•Completing customs entries
•Handling of customer queries.
•General ad hoc administration duties

Experience Required:
•Excellent customer service skills
•UK Air Cargo Security Training Level D
•Minimum 3 years of working in a similar role within a busy logistics department.
•Excellent numeric skills and good attention to detail.
•Intermediate Excel and Word skills and the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner
•Organised and able to prioritise.
•Team player with excellent communication skills including good telephone manner and written skills.

Kevin Theobald Recruitment – Established since 1987 and serving the Freight Forwarding, Shipping and Logistics industries for permanent, contract and temporary vacancies UK wide.