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

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