Import / Export Coordinator

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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The role will report into the warehouse manager and the role holder will be responsible for the overall management of the pladis import and export process in line with both pladis and HMRC customs requirements

Key accountabilities & deliverables:

• Import seal checks
• Driver chaperone
• Customs declaration/ clearance paperwork checks prior to off loading
• 5-point container checks prior to off loading
• Full reconciliation process
• The management of the imported stock schedule to ensure all relevant paperwork is in place for offloading and the full reconciliation of goods prior to receipt
• Highlighting and investigating any discrepancies via the inventory team for reconciliation
• Driving pladis health, safety and quality agenda

• Ensuring customer service targets are hit

• Delivering key KPI’s

• Audit ready for all governing bodies – BRC, HMRC, ISO

• Management of the heat-treated pallet process and schedule in line with pladis and customs processes including:
  -Loading schedules
  -Pallet management
  -Customs declaration
  -Plants abroad processes and paperwork
  -Load reconciliation and investigation
  -Single point of contact for HMRC customs queries

Skills and Experience Required:

Essential Criteria

• Fork truck licence

• Microsoft office suite

Desirable criteria ​

• SAP experience

• Export / import experience

Personal Attributes required:

• Attention to detail
• Good communicator
• Team player
• Adherence to process
• Quality focussed
• Leadership skills

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.