Customs Specialist
Noatum
Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Customs Specialist work hours are 2:30pm - 11:00pm
Monday through Friday.
- Prepare customs entries and bonds, primarily air and
ocean, with some cross-border.
- Enter customs data to meet regulatory and tracking
requirements.
- Ensure regulatory requirements are met and proper
documentation, including transit and customs clearance documents, exist
for shipments.
- Ensure documentation is accurately processed, distributed,
and released to customs representatives, carriers, forwarders, customers,
and agents in a timely manner.
- Complete all necessary data entry and confirmation of
key milestones (customs clearance, etc.) as specified by customer standard
operating procedures.
- Complete accurate billing to clients based on
established client pricing, while ensuring appropriate costs and profits
are maintained.
- Develop knowledge of Inco terms and commercial invoice
requirements.
- Arrange the transfer and delivery of shipments with
appropriate partners.
- Develop and maintain successful relationships with
clients, government agencies, and local vendors (e.g., custom brokers,
customs officials, airline representatives, freight forwarders, local
pickup and delivery companies, regional trucking companies, line haul
providers)
- Prepare timely customs management information and
reports as requested or specified per department KPIs.
- Participate as an effective team member with the
ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain courteous, prompt, and efficient customer
relations.
- Comply with all necessary procedures to assure a clean,
properly organized, safe and healthy environment for all personnel.
Minimum requirements
- Available to work 2:30pm - 11:00pm Monday through
Friday.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Operational experience in customs brokerage, including
preparing, filing, and auditing customs entries.
- Experience in working with Participating Government
Agencies involved in the customs clearance process.
- Some knowledge of applicable state, federal, and
international laws and regulations as they relate to primary services
provided (i.e., customs, security, other import and export government
agencies that regulate international trade).
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal
communication skills.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Competency in PC, spreadsheets, and database
applications (including Microsoft Office Suite).
Preferred Requirements
- 2+ years operational experience in custom processes,
including preparing, filing, and auditing customs entries.
- Knowledge and experience in customs entry software.
- Cargo Wise platform experience.
- College degree in related field or equivalent
combination of experience and education.
Physical Requirements
- The job is performed indoors in a traditional office
setting. Activities include extended periods of sitting while working at a
computer and occasional fast-paced operations and events.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk,
sit, and reach with hands and arms.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position
include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors,
management, and co-workers. Regular use of the telephone, virtual
meetings, and e-mail for communication. Hearing, vision, and speaking
within normal ranges are essential for normal conversations, to receive
ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.
- Good manual dexterity for the use of common office
equipment such as computers, calculators, and copiers.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, handle, use hands to grasp, or feel and operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad.
Job Overview
Posted Date: 26 Sep 2024
Location: Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
Company Information
As an innovative logistics provider, we offer specific, integrated, complex and value-added solutions for our clients’ supply chains, while maintaining long-term relationships built on trust and confidence to guarantee success. Our team of over 1,900 experienced professionals always puts our motto of “Excellence in Logistics Services” into practice by providing high quality services to our customers.
Name: Noatum
Web: https://www.noatumlogistics.com/