Event Coordinator - Expo & Events

Kuehne+Nagel; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Route 2 Rewards scheme

Employee assistance programme

24/7 GP access and well-being support

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in the UK is seeking a proactive Freight Forwarding specialist to support our domestic exhibitions team. You will coordinate end-to-end shipments for events, liaise with clients and agents, and manage budgets while traveling to events as needed.

We value problem-solving, collaboration and the ability to perform under pressure, ensuring on-time delivery and exceptional customer service for medicines, toys and important machine parts worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience proactively overcoming operational challenges.
• Ability to work to targets and deadlines.
• Multimodal operational experience preferred.
• Customer oriented and willing to go above and beyond.
• Strong problem-solving and adaptation in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent collaboration and networking skills.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support current client portfolio of work.
• Engage with clients on exhibition schedules, pricing and delivery; attend client meetings as required.
• Travel to support onsite event operations.
• Manage multimodal logistic requirements and time-sensitive freight bookings.
• Oversee end-to-end shipments for events and on-site handling.
• Manage budgets to meet commercial objectives; drive improvements with innovations.

Skills

Client engagement

Multimodal operations

Target driven

High pressure work

Collaboration

Organisational skills

Job description

It's more than a job

As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

It's more than a job

As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine. You will be expected to support our domestic operations exhibitions team which look after our nominated exhibitions in the UK and abroad. This will include end to end coordination of shipments in and out of the events, quoting clients, managing internal and external agents, budget control. Travel opportunities available to support onsite handling and final mile delivery.

How you create impact

• Support current client portfolio of work
• Client facing engagement on exhibition schedules, pricing and operational delivery and attend client meetings as required
• Travel to support the events onsite operations
• Manage multimodal logistic requirements, including large, time sensitive freight bookings andTraffic Management
• Onsite project management of events in location when required
• Management of budgets ensuring commercial objectives are delivered
• Promote innovation and technology as improvement tools
• Coordinate shipments in and out of the events
• Arrange customs clearance for import and export shipments
• Proactively manage and discharge shipments imported under Temporary Admission

What we would like you to bring

• Experience of working proactively to overcome operational challenges
• Experience of working to targets and deadlines.
• Multimodal Operational Experience preferred
• Ability to work efficiently in high pressure environments
• Customer oriented – willing to go above and beyond for the customer
• Problem solving skills and ability to adapt to a fast paced constant change environment
• Excellent collaboration and networking skills
• Excellent organisational skills and strong interpersonal skills

What's in it for you

If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you’re rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme, which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life. As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.