Freight Forwarder

TLP Recruitment; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated freight forwarding agency based in Felixstowe is seeking an experienced Freight Forwarder to manage logistics operations. The ideal candidate will have proven freight forwarding and customs experience, adept at handling diverse food shipments. Responsibilities include coordinating air, sea, and road freight, maintaining documentation, and solving logistics challenges. The role demands excellent communication skills and a sense of humor in a fast-paced, thrilling environment.

Benefits

Free Parking

Casual Dress

Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in start-to-finish freight forwarding.
• Solid customs knowledge.
• Experience with IPAFFS notifications.
• Expertise in handling chilled and frozen food shipments.
• Excellent communication skills and a healthy sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Manage shipments end-to-end from booking to delivery.
• Handle customs entries effectively.
• Submit IPAFFS notifications accurately.
• Coordinate air, sea, and road freight deliveries.
• Maintain impeccable documentation.
• Communicate clearly with logistics stakeholders.
• Resolve unexpected customs issues efficiently.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

Customs knowledge

IPAFFS experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to solve problems under pressure

Job description

Freight Forwarder -Felixstowe

Salary £30-£35K

Free Parking

Casual Dress

Pension

Small family run Freight Forwarders with over 40 years in the business who have been fortunate enough to have such a good reputation that they have never advertised their services are seeking an experienced Freight Forwarder with customs experience to join their small but perfectly Intune company.

Do you thrive in the thrilling world of logistics where timing is everything and paperwork is your love language? Are you fluent in customs regulations, comfortable escorting fragile food products across borders, and able to submit an IPAFFS notification without crying? If phrases like CHED-D and GB health requirements don’t terrify you, we’re basically soulmates already.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage shipments end-to-end, from booking to delivery and all the chaos in between.
• Handle customs entries with the confidence of someone who once read the entire HMRC manual for fun.
• Submit IPAFFS notifications like the true import-health maestro you are.
• Coordinate air, sea, and road freight—three modes, one hero (that’s you).
• Keep food shipments compliant, temperature-controlled, and out of detention (the customs type, not school).
• Maintain documentation so immaculate it could be framed in a museum of paperwork excellence.
• Communicate clearly with customers, carriers, warehouses, and anyone else bravely involved in logistics.
• Solve unexpected problems like “Why is this shipment on hold?” or “Who forgot the CHED?” without losing your cool.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in start-to-finish freight forwarding.
• Solid customs knowledge—bonus points if you know your HS codes better than your relatives’ birthdays.
• IPAFFS experience (yes, real experience; yes, the system that crashes sometimes).
• Expertise in handling food shipments: chilled, frozen, ambient, or panic inducing.
• A calm attitude, even when someone says, “We need this cleared in an hour.”
• Excellent communication skills and a healthy sense of humour (mandatory).

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