Shipping Officer

Shipping Officer
£18.40p/hr PAYE
12 Months
37 hours per week
Stevenage - Onsite
Inside IR35

Are you an experienced professional with a keen understanding of export operations and shipping logistics? We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Shipping Officer to join our client’s team in Stevenage. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the seamless movement of products in compliance with export regulations and project demands. If you possess in-depth knowledge of export legislation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to maintain high standards of compliance and efficiency, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity.

Responsibilities:
- To liaise and work closely with our export control team, local customs officers, and freight forwarders.
- To deliver a benchmark export and shipping service to the business.
- Timely delivery of product in line with project demands.
- Creation, completion, and management of documentation required to effect export deliveries, to include, transport documents, hazardous goods note, customs formalities etc.
- Ensure topicality of Import, Export and Transport Registers.
- Arrange UK and International transport movements.
- Undertake Imports and report Intrastats as required.
- Promotion of functional excellence
- Assist Export Control Department in compliance with regards to Export Licences.
- Maintain topicality with all transport legislation up to and including prohibited weapons level.
- Identify process improvements to create an efficient and cost-effective service.
- Day to day knowledge of all movements from site.

Required Skills and Experience:
- Detailed knowledge of export legislation.
- Ability to adapt style of communication to ensure effective delivery of service.
- Interpersonal skills across different business functions.
- Strength of character not to deviate from process when other demands conflict.

The successful candidate will be used to working under pressure, liaising with team leaders and other stakeholders across the business to drive productivity. You will have experience of SAP and strong knowledge if Excel and Microsoft Applications. Experience of working within Engineering/Manufacturing organisation is preferred.

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

Trade Compliance; Import Control; Export Control; Trade Governance; Export License; Import License; Import Clearances; Export Clearances: ITAR; EAR; Export Control Regulations; Import Control Regulations; SAP, Manufacturing; Engineering;