Shipping and Documentation Officer
- Employer
- First Choice Staff
- Location
- West London, London
- Salary
- 25000 - 27000
- Closing date
- 11 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Import & Export
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Position: Shipping and Documentation Officer
Salary: £25K-£27K depending on experience, + medical + competitive pension
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 0900-1730
Start: Immediate
Job Description:
- Ensuring the correct issuance and monitoring of shipping Instructions/contracts to producers and customers
- Liaising with Shipping Lines, Forwarding Agents and Receiving Agents, both in the UK and overseas on shipments
- Correlating and insuring the correctness of all import and export documentation
- Preparing documentation for Letters of Credit and Registered Contracts and lodging the documents with banks and following up on payments
- Invoicing and dispatching all original documents to the buyers and 3rd party operatives in good time, managing the End-To-End Supply Chain process.
- Constant communication with buyers and 3rd parties, updating them every step of the way through the course of their shipments.
- Continuous supply chain management and analysis, always looking for innovative ways to improve the process.
- Inputting trading data into the internal system
- General office administration duties.
- This job demands the ability to communicate with people on all levels and the ability to communicate effectively with professionals from numerous cultural backgrounds worldwide, often simultaneously.
* We are only able to accept applications from candidates with previous experience for this role.
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