The Role
Manage and process customs declarations for art shipments: verify documents, ensure regulatory compliance, enter accurate data, submit customs requests (directly or via agents), maintain documentation, and keep operations teams and clients informed of status.
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🎨 Who Are We?
Convelio is a licensed freight forwarding startup evolving at the intersection of Tech, Logistics and the Art World. The startup specialises in the global shipping & storage of high-end goods: paintings, sculptures, basically any valuable or bulky merchandise, alongside market leading SaaS technology to solve the problems that Registrars and Art Operations professionals face today.
Our mission is to become a tech-driven company in a traditional industry, and therefore make the shipping & storage of bulky and valuable items as easy as possible by providing an online and seamless experience.
We currently serve a wide range of customers from art galleries, antique dealers, auction houses, online platforms to interior designers.
🎩 Your Role:
As a Customs Declarant at Convelio in the EU Operations department, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of art logistics. With your unique skill set and passion for innovation, you will contribute to our mission of revolutionizing the industry.
✏️ What you'll do:
- Assist with verification of the information and documents needed for customs declaration
- Ensure compliance with customs regulations
- Provide accurate and timely data entry into our operating system
- Gather all of the documentation to apply for customs procedures or formalities
- Process these requests either directly or through agents : request export or import customs declaration, launch applications for customs formalities, etc.
- Make sure that our customs processes are conducted in a timely manner, and well-documented
- Keep our operations teams and our clients informed on the status of all of these processes
🧑🎨 Your profile:
At Convelio, we value diversity and believe in giving opportunities to talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds. We do not want to limit the potential of exceptional candidates by imposing a long list of requirements. However, to succeed in this role, you should possess the following attributes:
- You are fluent in French and English
- Formal training as a customs declarant
- General knowledge of customs regulations, procedures, and document requirements for international transport (familiarity with art specificities desired, but not mandatory)
- You have a strong interest in operations
- You have great attention to detail, and good organizational skills
- You are enthusiastic, ambitious, self-motivated, and hands-on
- You enjoy working in a challenging fast-paced, target-driven, and team-oriented environment
- You are comfortable learning and adapting to new concepts and new tools
- You have excellent written and oral communication skills, and aim to simplify complex customs problems into accessible information
🌍 What we offer:
- An opportunity to be part of a fast-growing and innovative company that is transforming the art logistics industry.
- A challenging and fulfilling role with a high level of autonomy and responsibility in managing customs operations for art shipments.
- A supportive and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and initiatives are valued.
- Flexible teleworking policy (up to 3 days per week) to accommodate a healthy work-life balance.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities to enhance your professional growth in the art logistics domain.
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Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Convelio is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunities based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We carefully hire the best talent we can find, which means actively seeking diversity of beliefs, backgrounds, education, and ways of thinking. We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where diversity is celebrated and leveraged to create better design and business decisions.
Skills Required
- Fluent in French and English
- Formal training as a customs declarant
- General knowledge of customs regulations, procedures, and document requirements for international transport
- Familiarity with art-specific customs considerations
- Strong interest in operations
- High attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Enthusiastic, ambitious, self-motivated, and hands-on
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven, team-oriented environment
- Comfortable learning and adapting to new concepts and tools
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to simplify complex customs problems
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The Company
What We Do
Convelio is a global logistics startup specialized in fine art shipping. As a licensed freight-forwarder, we specialize in the global shipping of high-end goods using our proprietary algorithm to offer competitive real-time shipping quotes and an end-to-end, turn-key, logistics service to the art market. Our goal is to make the shipping of bulky and valuable items as easy as pie for any art business across the world by providing an online and seamless experience. We currently serve +1000 customers from art galleries, auction houses, interior designers, to online platforms. Any inquiries? Just drop us an email at [email protected] What do we offer? - Van pickup and drop-off all over Europe - Wood export packing - Airfreight and seafreight service to +80 oversea destinations - Customs clearance - Front-door and white-glove delivery
