Purpose of the Job
Title: Senior Entry Clerk (Freight Operations Leader)
- To ensure that all customs related functions are executed to the highest standard.
- Support freight operations, customers, and the business as a whole with all customs related requirements.
Job Description
- Management of Team Members and performance
- Capture freight Bills of Entries Air/Sea (import& Export)
- Processing Repair & Returns, Temp Imports, Warranty agreements, Industrial Rebates, and General Rebates etc.)
- Quality Check Declarations prior to submission to Customs to ensure compliance
- Compliance with Customs Rules & Regulations
- Attend to Customs related queries and audits
- Classification of Goods i.t.o. the General Rules of Interpretation
- Support Commercial Team with regards to customs related matters
- Assist Customers with applications for Permits & Trade Certificates
- Able to operate in a high volume environment.
- Assist pricing team with vat and duty estimates
- Plan and coordinate the freight movement imported cargo
- Assist clients with tariff determinations
- Monitoring of RCG and APN
- Compiling of daily deferment logs for invoicing purposes (Customs cash payments)
- Manage handovers from various agents
- Assisting with cross trade shipments
- General day to day customer queries
- Processing Voucher of Corrections (VOC’s).
- Processing customs refunds/drawback
- Facilitating and managing of customs disputes, litigation issues as well as mitigations
- Facilitating customs adjustments, PP’s, liquidations etc
- Processing of cargo dues (Imports & Exports)
- Arranging of customer collections (Export shipments)
- Facilitating of customs stopped shipments
- Completion and processing of customs documents (DA70, DA73, DA68 etc)
Job Requirements - Experience and Education
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Relevant tertiary qualification would be advantageous.
- Experience in the Logistics industry is a necessity.
- Strong Business Acumen
- Must have 3 - 5 years’ experience in an Entry Clerk position.
- Familiar with customs tariffs and port charges (incoterms)
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
- Valid Code 08 driver’s license and own reliable transport
- Advanced Microsoft Package – Word, Excel
Leadership Behaviors
Building Outstanding TeamsSetting a clear directionSimplificationCollaborate & break silosExecution & AccountabilityGrowth mindsetInnovationInclusionExternal focus
Skills
Interpersonal SkillsCustomer FocusCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsStrategic ThinkingLeadership SkillsTime ManagementTechnology ProficiencyDecision MakingNegotiation SkillsCoaching
