Sea Freight Exports Coordinator

Our client is a well‑established Freight Forwarding and Logistics specialist with offices in strategically placed locations throughout England and Scotland. Delivering around 200,000 consignments per year for 9,000 clients with a turnover of €50m. We are now looking for a Sea Freight Exports Coordinator working within a busy Ocean department – to work within a team to receive bookings from overseas offices, to complete all ocean export requirements for both LCL and FCL.

Main Duties

• Receiving bookings from overseas offices
• Raising files using internal software system
• Preparation of shipping instructions
• Speaking to shipping lines / carriers.
• Checking vessel departures
• Ensuring correct documentation is presented / obtained
• Costing files
• Raising invoices to overseas offices
• File queries.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in Ocean Export processes is essential
• Experience of Customs procedures, including Duty/Vat process is on imports is desirable
• Knowledge of the freight forwarding industry is essential
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Package – Word, Excel.
• Training on in house systems provided in full
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Good team player
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
• Good organisational skills
• Flexible and adaptable

Package and Benefits

• Salary £28,000 to £32,000
• 22 days holiday to start
• 2 x salary life insurance cover
• 5% employer contributory pension scheme
• Opportunities for career progression

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