Supply Chain Customs Assistant
- Employer
- Aldi
- Location
- Atherstone, Warwickshire
- Salary
- Starting from £32,075, rising to £37,455 plus excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 11 Apr 2021
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer, Import & Export, Supply Chain
- Sector
- FMCG, Food Services, Retail
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Here at Aldi, we’re opening new stores at lightning speed, so it’s important we continue giving our customs high-quality products at the best value for money. To help us be the best of the best, we’re on the lookout for a forward thinking Supply Chain Customs Assistant to join the team at our Head Office in Atherstone.
As a Supply Chain Customs Assistant, you will be responsible for coordinating customs processes and procedures across various departments within the business. So, it’s important you’re detail oriented, strategic and highly motivated.
If you’re a passionate individual wanting to make a real difference at Aldi, apply today!
Key Responsibilities:
- Checking, reviewing, analysing and presenting data.
- Overseeing the process of customs classification.
- Overseeing the resolution of queries raised by purchasing and customs teams.
- Identifying areas of improvement and optimising processes.
- Cross-check various sources of information including contracts and internal systems.
- Dealing with Irish negotiated suppliers and gathering relevant supplier information (supplier, product and account details) across all temperature regimes and product categories.
- Initiating and coordinating within the team or other departments in order to efficiently and effectively accomplish assigned tasks.
- Liaising with external customs stakeholders to ensure efficient running of all import related tasks.
Skills required:
- Level 2 Customs Practitioner qualification or experience (as detailed below).
- Customs clerk or similar experience.
- Previous experience working with customs data and knowledge of customs legislation.
- Experience working in a busy, deadline driven environment.
- Track record of rolling out new policies and procedural initiatives.
- Highly focused and accurate with a meticulous eye for detail.
- Great team player who works collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and administration skills.
- Confident using Microsoft Office packages, preferably Excel.
Benefits:
- Salary starting from £32,075, rising to £37,455.
- 5-day/40-hour week, working Monday- Friday.
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Full training provided.
- Company pension after 4 years.
- Private employee medical insurance after 4 years.
- Company sick pay scheme.
- Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay after 2 years.
- Long service rewards.
- A variety of Aldi Perks including bike to work scheme, discounted gym passes, accommodation, travel, cinema and family day out tickets.
We currently have a range of Supply Chain and Customs roles available within this growing department. To find out more and search through our full selection of vacancies please visit www.aldirecruitment.co.uk
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