Freight Key Account Specialist — Logistics & Compliance

Midas Recruitment Ltd; Tyburn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Enhanced Pension

Health care scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

Midas Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Key Account Specialist to join a busy, well-established organisation. You will coordinate day-to-day customer requirements, maintain documentation, provide regular updates and ensure activities are completed accurately and on time.

Experience in freight, logistics or supply chain coordination preferred. You will manage import shipments, liaise with suppliers, track shipments, handle customs declarations and port health requirements, and produce reports while

Qualifications

• Experience in deep-sea import freight forwarding and UK import customs declarations.
• Strong attention to detail when handling shipment, customs and compliance docs.
• Ability to manage multiple live shipments, deadlines and customer requirements.
• Professional communication and strong customer service skills.
• Proficient with spreadsheets; CargoWise advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate import shipments, creating freight jobs and liaising with suppliers, shipping lines, hauliers, warehouses and customers.
• Maintain accurate shipment trackers, schedules, documentation and customer records.
• Complete UK import customs declarations, ensuring documentation, duty and deferment information is accurate.
• Manage IPAFFS, CHEDs, Port Health requirements, duty reclaims and supporting compliance documentation.
• Prepare weekly/monthly customer reports, shipment updates and management information.
• Complete invoicing, costings and landed cost calculations, resolving billing and duty queries.
• Provide operational cover and key account support, monitoring vessel schedules, ETAs, deliveries and maintaining continuity of service.

Skills

Deep-sea freight

UK customs

Attention to detail

Multi shipments

Customer service

Spreadsheets

Port Health

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

Midas Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Key Account Specialist to join a busy, well-established organisation. You will coordinate day-to-day customer requirements, maintain documentation, provide regular updates and ensure activities are completed accurately and on time.

Experience in freight, logistics or supply chain coordination preferred. You will manage import shipments, liaise with suppliers, track shipments, handle customs declarations and port health requirements, and produce reports while