Export Controller

Kepak is a global food company serving international retailers and food service household names with prime cuts of meat, on-trend food concepts and ready-for-market convenience foods. Kepak St. Merryn in Merthyr Tydfil has combined beef and lamb processing and packing facilities. We offer beef and lamb products ranging from retail ready cuts for butchers’ counters to branded packaged meat, all as part of our service; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance.

We are pleased to be recruiting for an Export Controller to work in our busy Logistics office in Kepak Merthyr Tydfil. This is a full time, permanent position with a competitive salary, working Monday to Friday 7.00am to 4.00pm - flexibility required and some evenings.

Role Purpose:

• Manage the end-to-end supply chain process, coordinating exports to ensure timely deliveries.
• Work closely with customers, freight forwarders, and internal teams to ensure efficient and smooth operations.
• Ensure all company’s export control policy processes are adhered to.
• Provide advice on Export Control, collaborating with both internal teams and external agencies to maintain compliance.
• Be the official point of contact with export control regulatory agencies.
• Continuous monitoring and improvement of processes and internal work instructions to ensure compliance.
• Undertake continuous internal compliance checks to ensure all activity falls within the scope of the applicable legislation.
• Support compliance visits as well as both internal and external audits.
• Take responsibility for your work, ensuring accuracy of recording and sharing information.
• Collate and control all Export documentation required.
• Liaise with relevant internal customers that affect Export.
• Liaise with 3rd Party Transportation for Global and European Export Order Creation.
• Support on site Stock Control and Logistics Administrators as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring adherence to all export procedures and controls.
• Completing accurate documentation as per customer and country-specific requirements.
• Processing shipments to global customers.
• Export Document control.
• Liaising with external cold stores to complete export to Europe and rest of the world.
• Liaising with external Vets companies ensuring vets are in place for all exports.
• Liaising with external transport companies.
• Liaising with internal transport department.
• Liaising with Sales Managers and Sales Support Administrators.
• Controlling Export costs.
• Working closely with Despatch and Intakes departments.
• Completing administration tasks when required.
• Inputting and sharing KPIs.
• Setting up orders to customers on internal system.
• Ad hoc duties as required.

Skills / Experience:

• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible, able to think on feet.
• Positive and Proactive approach to tasks.
• Problem solver.
• Working unsupervised.
• Working knowledge of the system is desirable.
• Export experience desired but not necessity.

Benefits:

• Company Pension.
• 31 days annual leave per year (after probation).
• Subsidised canteen serving multiple hot food options for breakfast and lunch.
• Employee Discount Platform - All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands.
• Refer a Friend Scheme - Earn up to £500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group.
• Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
• Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees.
• GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - help with a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing support, family and relationship advice, debt management, back to work support, and counselling for all Kepak colleagues and their families.