Customs Clearance Officer at CDL Human Resource

Job Purpose: S/he will be handling Customs clearance. Will liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure clients cargo is cleared in a timely fashion and proper documentation is made.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with all stakeholders in planning strategies so as to clear and release the client’s shipment on time
• Assist in prioritizing shipment which requires immediate clearance with customs and prepare report on shipment released and pending shipment to be cleared on a daily basis
• Liaise with customs and other relevant authorities for any issues that will arise during clearance of cargo
• Process customs clearance documentation for the clients and liaise with relevant authorities on a daily basis so as to deliver excellent customer service to all customers
• Work on assigned key account customers to ensure their needs are met in a timely manner
• Continually develop knowledge on customs qualifications, ensuring new regulations are understood and implemented where required
• Meet or exceed established goals relative to on-time delivery and shipping accuracy performance for customer shipments
• Improve operational efficiencies to increase ability to process customer orders using both systems and physical improvements
• Ensure proper compliance and adherence to export /import administration regulations
• Declaration of warehousing, removal entries and import declaration forms (IDF) in the Simba and Orbus (KRA Online) systems; and submitting them to customs;
• Review and identify the customs documentation requirements;
• Ensure that all documents called for by authorities are submitted promptly;
• Ensure that all cleared goods are also cleared from the company’s system as well as Kenya’s Simba System and the same are properly recorded for future reference;
• Advise customers on import and export restrictions, tariff systems, insurance requirements and all other customs related matters;
• Provide regular and accurate reports to the Supervisor and status of outstanding entries for clearance.

Qualifications

• 5-years’ experience in Logistics (local and International).
• Must be conversant with the KRA clearance procedures and Simba System
• FEAFFA (Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Association) Certification. Registered as certified customs agents & freight forwarders by East Africa Customs Agents freight forwarders Board (EACAFFB);
• Have knowledge of government procedures relating to imports & exports as well as knowledge of customs laws pertaining to Kenya;
• Punctuality and flexible working hours; and
• Good interpersonal relations, communication skills and possess a high degree of integrity, honesty and confidentiality.
• Must be computer literate with high proficiency in Microsoft office
• Knowledge of documentation requirements
• Must have the ability to clear both sea & air shipments