Export Administrator

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Consortium Professional Recruitment, on behalf of our client, seeks an Export Administrator to join an established team handling international shipments. The role suits a recent graduate or someone with experience in export documentation and LC processes, focused on accuracy and timely delivery.

You will produce compliant export documentation, manage LC interactions, and liaise with customers, banks and carriers to keep shipments moving, while identifying potential delays and ensuring secure,

Qualifications

• Experience with export or international shipping documentation and markets is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with payment methods such as Letters of Credit, cash against documents, and bank collections.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook; able to learn shipping, banking, insurance platforms.
• Strong attention to detail, proactive planning, and ability to manage competing priorities against deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and timely export shipping documentation meeting customer, market and security requirements.
• Manage export Letters of Credit, review requirements, support amendments and prepare presentations.
• Prepare bank collections, Certificates of Origin, Cargo Tracking Notes and market-specific docs.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers, banks, shipping lines and internal teams to resolve documentation queries.
• Support pre-shipment inspections, Bills of Lading and shipment records, identifying delays or discrepancies.

Skills

Export documentation

Letters of Credit

Shipping processes

Attention to detail

Communication with customers

Education

Recent graduate

Tools

Microsoft Office

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:

We re looking for someone who can bring:

• 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.