Shipping Manager
Manchester, Walkden, Worsley
PW301018SMM
Manufacturing
Permanent

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Discipline: Shipping

Speciality: Shipping

UK Residency Required: Yes

Salary: £40000 - £40000

Apply by: 23/11/2018

Min Experience: years

OVERVIEW & ROLE DESCRIPTION

Our client a leading manufacturer in North West Manchester are looking to recruit an experienced Shipping Manager to join the business on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience working within a Shipping/ Export Management role, managing day to day control of the shipping of goods across the UK and globally.
Interested candidates must have strong working knowledge of HMRC regulations and compliance as you will be the focal point of support to the department.
Candidates must have experience using SAP within their previous roles,

Responsibilities
• Ensures site metrics are achieved, maintained and reported in line with company standards.
• Ensure all SAP transactions are undertaken in an accurate and timely manner
• Ensure proof of delivery and certification requirements are met and records maintained
• Coodinate the annual air freight security training and lead the site audits
• Coordinate with QA department on external inspection activities.
• Coach & develop direct reports including undertaking the working job functions of team members as and when required.
• Ensured that orders are packed and shipped in a timely manner and in conjunction with all customer and country requirements
• Comply with Customs and Excise requirements regarding proof of export via Notice 703, ensuring that the company is not liable for VAT on its exports.
• Develop despatch processes, implement and also improve the processes for continuous flow.
• Responsible for all shipping Imports and Exports for small to major projects.
• Responsible for all export documentation EUR1, Certificate of origin and any legalised documents.
• Responsible for all documentation against letter of credit and also export licenses when required.
• Ensure that hazardous cargo is correctly packed and labeled in accordance with IMCO, IATA & ADR regulations and provide the relevant documents, for example DGN.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

  • Commercially astute and ability to understand legal documents/legal requirements.
  • Experience in dealing with major project contracts.
  • Import and Export shipping functional experience and management experience.
  • Familiarisation with HMRC and BIS requirements.
  • Good IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook etc)
  • Prior project management experience desirable
  • SAP experience essential
  • Ability to prioritise workload and manage work pressure
  • Ability to influence others and build productive, motivated, committed high performance team
  • Ability to identify and resolve problems, demonstrating sound and judgement and decisions.

Note: This vacancy is being advertised by Apex Engineering Solutions Ltd who are acting as an Employment Agency