Freight Specialist

Freight Specialist

Location: Greater Edinburgh, Scotland

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 (DOE)

Monday – Friday (9am – 5pm)

Alexander Steele are delighted to be supporting a growing wholesale business seeking a Freight Specialist to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced logistics professional with strong international freight and customs knowledge to join a growing organisation. The role will focus on managing the movement of goods across multiple markets, developing key logistics partnerships, and ensuring products move efficiently, compliantly and cost-effectively throughout the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of international and domestic freight activities, ensuring goods are delivered on time and in full.
• Build and manage relationships with freight forwarders, customs agents, warehousing partners and transport providers.
• Coordinate import and export shipments while ensuring all customs and regulatory requirements are met.
• Support bonded storage operations and maintain visibility of stock moving through customs-controlled environments.
• Monitor logistics performance, identifying opportunities to improve service levels, reduce costs and enhance efficiency.
• Investigate and resolve freight-related issues including delays, shortages, damaged goods and customs queries.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to align inventory availability with customer and business requirements.
• Produce regular logistics reports and performance analysis to support operational decision making.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and help strengthen internal customs and trade compliance capabilities.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience within freight forwarding, international logistics, supply chain or import/export operations.
• Strong understanding of customs procedures, international shipping documentation and trade compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of bonded warehousing and customs-controlled stock movements would be highly advantageous.
• Proven experience managing third-party logistics providers and external supply chain partners.
• Able to interpret data and KPIs to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and logistics reporting systems.

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