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Clearing and Customs Specialist

Smith Garb & Associates • Other • Johannesburg, South Africa • 3d ago

Requirements:

Matric
Tertiary or equivalent qualification advantageous
Intermediate Excel essential
Pastel SAGE Evolution experience essential
Good knowledge of Foreign Exchange
Good verbal skills with a strong personality
A team player and able to work independently
Should have knowledge of ethical accounting practices and ensure they are adhered to
Should have good oral and written communication skills
Should have attention to detail and ability to work fast and accurate under pressure
Should have ability to understand the whole process from suppliers to customers
Ability to assist in resolving daily operational issues and reporting back to manager
Willingness to work extra hours when required
Strong finance and procurement background (inhouse procurement experience)

Basic duties include, but are not limited to:

Create and send out all accurate purchase orders
Processing of GRVs once stock are received
Ensure goods received are checked and loaded timeously on the system
Calculation of landed cost on imports and accurate processing in Pastel
Resolving any differences between our external warehouse and Pastel daily
Work closely with clearing and forwarding agents for timeous deliveries of imports and exports
Notifying suppliers of short deliveries and / or faulty stock and arranging credits
Calculate Recommended Retail Price in line with required GPs
Track due dates VS suppliers (Follow up with suppliers on ETAs on all open POs)
Completing import documents, including customs inspections when needed
Ensure new product codes are created and maintained on the system and that pricing is always accurate and approved by finance
Oversee all custom and duties clearing and ensure the best possible way is processed
Streamline the business supplier ordering to be as efficient and cost effective as possible
Handle supplier returns and supplier warranties
Handle all supplier relationships and ensure they stick to the commercial arrangements
Create and build new suppliers relationships
Oversee the buying and sales statics within the company to ensure a good sell through rate
Reporting on sales Data vs supply data
Preparing of yearly / bi-yearly bulk orders and presentation to management
Ensuring accuracy of SKU data in Pastel (Product descriptions, groups, categories, etc.)
Manage all recommended selling prices vs competitors
Handle all clearance aged items to put on promotion to clear
Handle all bulk clearances of all stock when requested to clear stock
Report on forecasted orders and cash flow requirement and track stock on hand to meet cash flow on due dates on Purchase orders
Ad Hoc duties that may arise from time to time