Documentation Assistant

Job Title: Documentation Assistant

Job Type: Permanent

Job Location: Newbury, Berkshire

Salary and Benefits: Negotiable Salary plus excellent benefits

Our Client, a global market leading Importer and Exporter, is looking to recruit a Documentation Assistant to join their Administration team in Newbury, Berkshire.

Our Client trades a diverse range of soft commodities across Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Asia. We are a dynamic, entrepreneurial company. Every employee plays a pivotal role in supporting our business.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Dealing with all aspects of paperwork for Solid Wood orders, ensuring timely presentation of documents to tight deadlines:

• Updating Docs in Progress spreadsheets with new shipments as per booking confirmation.

• Advising customers/agents of sailing schedules

• Processing packing lists received from suppliers for both Lumber and Logs shipments and analyzing the data to ensure that loaded material conforms to order specification and requirements - advise Sales Service Supervisor / European Trade Director immediately if any discrepancies.

• Sending container information, customs forms and B/L instructions to the shipping lines/freight forwarders prior to shipment (meeting tight deadlines)

• Checking and chasing for Bill of Lading drafts and following up with the Shipping Lines and Forwarders for revised drafts and originals.

This is a great role for the right candidate, so if you meet the criteria above, then APPLY TODAY!