Import Clerk

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Air Import Clerk /Heathrow area, Colnbrook,  | £35,000 to £39,000 depending on experience</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm, plus 4 hours on 1 Sunday in 3</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Know your air imports and enjoy seeing a shipment through properly, from paperwork to delivery?</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">We're looking for an experienced Air Import Clerk to join the busy Heathrow operations team of an established international freight forwarding business.</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is an opportunity for someone who already understands the pace of air freight, takes pride in getting the detail right and knows that clear customer communication matters just as much as accurate documentation.</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">As Air Import Clerk, you'll take ownership of shipment activity, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and keep freight moving through each stage of the import process.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Your responsibilities will include:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Processing air import shipments and completing the relevant freight and customs documentation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Maintaining accurate shipment and consolidation records.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working with HAWBs, MAWBs and relevant IATA documentation and procedures.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Arranging collections and deliveries with haulage providers.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Answering customer queries and providing clear updates on shipment progress.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Preparing quotations and negotiating ad hoc supplier rates.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Invoicing shipments and checking supplier invoices.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Following handling and temperature-control requirements for pharmaceutical shipments where applicable. What you'll bring</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">To succeed as an Air Import Clerk, you'll need previous air import or freight forwarding experience, a sound understanding of customs procedures and confidence handling import documentation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">You'll be organised, accurate and comfortable managing several shipments at once. You'll also know how to handle a customer query professionally, spot a potential problem early and work with colleagues to find a solution.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience with consolidations, HAWBs, MAWBs and IATA shipment procedures is important. Dangerous goods training and knowledge of letters of credit would be useful additional strengths.</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">The working pattern</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Air Import Clerk position works Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm, with 4 hours of Sunday cover on a rota of 1 Sunday in 3.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">If you're an Air Import Clerk who enjoys taking responsibility, supporting customers and keeping shipments moving, apply or contact Kerry at Vantage Recruitment for a confidential conversation</p>