Assistant Exports and Imports Clerk

2 weeks ago


Alberton, South Africa MT Consulting Services Full time

**Scope**

Prepares documents and forms to move goods efficiently through export steps and procedures. Reviews paperwork and documents to ensure shipping, handling, storage charges, and customs fees are billed correctly. Maintains a database that tracks merchandise.

**Job brief**

We are looking for an **Assistant Exports and Imports Clerk** to assist with the administration required for export and imports.

**Responsibilities**
- Communicate with buyers and sellers and organize the shipment of goods from point A to point B, ensuring all customs regulations are closely followed.
- Pulling, packing, and loading, costing of shipments.
- Creating bookings to different shipping lines.
- Tracks, traces, and updates the status of outgoing shipments.
- Processing of purchase requests.
- Liaison with clearing agents/forwarders.
- Estimated and actual costings of shipments
- Maintenance of price list.
- General admin and filing.
- Checking of all charges from agents prior to final authorization.
- Management of new product samples received for testing.
- Examines shipping documents and verifies cargo to be released.
- Records customs clearance requirements and authorizes collection of cargo.
- Calculates storage and clearance charges and bills customers.
- Receives details of outgoing cargo and arranges bookings of freight space and collection of goods from customers.

**Requirements**:

- 3 to 5 years Ocean Freight Export experience essential.

**Critical requirement**:

- Self-disciplined and highly motivated,
- Strong people skills,
- Excellent attention to detail,
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills,
- Administrative and customer orientated,
- Ability to multi-task in fast-paced dynamic environment,
- Can work under pressure and Able to meet deadlines.
- Excellent customer service and negotiation skills
- Computer skills (knowledge of Microsoft Office is valuable, plus the ability to learn computer programs used by different import/export companies)
- Understanding of global supply chain and logistics (including the advantages and disadvantages of various transportation methods, security requirements, inventory management and order processing, etc.)
- The job requires long periods of sitting and working at a computer.
- Must be able to solve problems that arise while negotiating the flow of goods, such as delays in deliveries or issues with customs.
- You need to be able to manage stress, communicate well, and work within tight deadlines to succeed in this position.
- Be able to work after hours when required.

**Values**
- Compassionate, demonstrate positive regard and empathy, getting actively involved in the improvement of the wellbeing of individuals.
- Commitment to excellence, setting high standards of performance for self, subordinates, others and the organization. Being dissatisfied with average performance, self-imposing standards of excellence
- Teamwork and collaboration, working effectively with team or peers to accomplish organizational goals.
- High integrity - maintaining and promoting social, ethical, and organizational norms in conducting internal and external business activities.

**Salary**: R10,000.00 - R13,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Alberton, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Ocean Freight Export: 3 years (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/09/09



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