Export Administrator

Consortium Professional Recruitment; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with our client to recruit an Export Administrator into an established team supporting international customers and shipments.

This role is suitable for a recent graduate or someone with some export experience, focusing on accurate documentation, LC handling, and secure timely shipments.

You will work with customers, banks, suppliers and internal teams to ensure smooth operations and compliance across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Experience of export or international shipping documentation, preferred but not essential.
• Recent graduates looking for their first role in logistics will be considered.
• Working knowledge of payment and security methods such as Letters of Credit, cash against documents, bank collections and credit facilities.
• Strong attention to detail, a proactive approach and the ability to organise competing priorities while working to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Producing accurate and timely export shipping documentation that meets customer, market and security requirements.
• Managing export Letters of Credit, including reviewing requirements, supporting amendments and preparing accurate presentations in line with terms.
• Preparing bank collections, Certificates of Origin, Cargo Tracking Notes and other market-specific documentation and online applications.
• Liaising confidently with customers, suppliers, banks, shipping lines and internal teams to resolve documentation queries and keep shipments moving.
• Supporting pre-shipment inspections, Bills of Lading and shipment records, while proactively identifying potential delays or discrepancies.

Skills

Export documentation

Letters of Credit

Shipping processes

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with our client to recruit an Export Administrator into an established team supporting international customers and shipments.

This is an opportunity for a recent graduate, looking for their first role in logsitics or someone with some existing experience to use their knowledge of export documentation, letters of credit and shipping processes in a role where accuracy really counts. You'll work closely with customers, suppliers, banks and internal teams, helping ensure documentation is produced correctly, securely and on time.

The Opportunity:

As an Export Administrator you'll play a key role in:

• Producing accurate and timely export shipping documentation that meets customer, market and security requirements.
• Managing export Letters of Credit, including reviewing requirements, supporting amendments and preparing accurate presentations in line with terms
• Preparing bank collections, Certificates of Origin, Cargo Tracking Notes and other market-specific documentation and online applications.
• Liaising confidently with customers, suppliers, banks, shipping lines and internal teams to resolve documentation queries and keep shipments moving.
• Supporting pre-shipment inspections, Bills of Lading and shipment records, while proactively identifying potential delays or discrepancies.

Your work will directly contribute to a reliable customer experience, secure international transactions and the smooth movement of goods across global markets.

About You:

• Experience of export or international shipping documentation, including an understanding of the documentation required across different markets is preferred but not essential - Recent graduates looking for their first role in logistics will be considered.
• Working knowledge of payment and security methods such as Letters of Credit, cash against documents, bank collections and credit facilities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and Outlook, alongside the ability to learn and work with shipping, banking, insurance and Chamber of Commerce platforms.
• Strong attention to detail, a proactive approach and the ability to organise competing priorities while working to deadlines.