Export Operator

Streamline Services Consultancy Limited; Grays; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary around £35k

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Mon-Fri, 08:30-17:30

Job summary

Streamline Recruitment are recruiting for an established logistics business to hire an experienced Export Operations Coordinator. The role is hands-on, focusing on deep-sea export freight, especially groupage and LCL shipments, with USA-bound and global destinations.

You will manage multiple live shipments from enquiry to departure, coordinating customers, overseas agents, hauliers and partners, ensuring bookings, filings and customs are completed accurately and on time.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience in deep-sea export operations.
• Practical experience with AMS and ISF filings.
• Experience with UK export customs procedures and CDS entries.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Manage export inbox and respond to customer enquiries.
• Handle rate requests from overseas agents and obtain rates.
• Enter and manage export bookings and UK haulage arrangements.
• Plan export loads and container utilisation; manage groupage and LCL shipments.
• Provide regular shipment updates to customers and overseas agents.
• Ensure all documents and filings are completed accurately and timely.

Skills

Deep-sea export ops

Customer liaison

Time management

Tools

AMS filings

ISF filings

CDS entries

Job description

Streamline Recruitment are currently recruiting on behalf of an established logistics business for an experienced Export Operations Coordinator to join their busy export team.

This is a hands-on operational role focused on deep-sea export freight, with particular emphasis on groupage and consolidated LCL shipments.

A significant proportion of the company's export activity is USA-bound, although shipments are handled to destinations worldwide.

You will need strong, practical experience in deep-sea export operations and be confident managing shipments from initial enquiry through to departure.

You will manage multiple live shipments at different stages, coordinating customers, overseas agents, hauliers and other operational partners while ensuring all bookings, documentation, customs requirements and filings are completed accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the export inbox and responding to customer enquiries
• Handling rate requests from overseas agents
• Obtaining rates and managing export quotations
• Entering and managing export bookings
• Arranging UK haulage and coordinating collections
• Planning export loads and container utilisation
• Managing groupage and consolidated LCL export shipments
• Managing USA-bound export shipments
• Preparing and submitting AMS and ISF filings
• Arranging CDS export customs entries
• Ensuring export documentation and filings are completed accurately and within required deadlines
• Providing customers and overseas agents with regular shipment updates
• Monitoring shipments and dealing with operational issues as they arise
• Liaising with customers, agents, hauliers and other relevant parties to resolve problems
• Maintaining accurate shipment records and operational information
• Managing multiple shipments simultaneously while prioritising deadlines and urgent requirements

Essential Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience in deep-sea export operations
• Practical experience with AMS and ISF filings
• Experience with UK export customs procedures and CDS entries
• Excellent written and spoken English

What's on Offer

Salary of approximately £35,000, depending on experience

20 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays

Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:30

We are looking for an experienced export operator who can hit the ground running.

You will be comfortable managing the full export process, from receiving an enquiry and obtaining rates through to booking, haulage, load planning, customs, filings and keeping all relevant parties updated.

If you have strong deep-sea export experience, understand LCL/groupage operations and are confident managing multiple shipments in a busy environment, we would be keen to hear from you