Hybrid Sea Freight Forwarder — Solihull

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company bonus

Benefits package

Career progression

Private healthcare

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking a Sea Freight Forwarder for a hybrid role in Solihull, West Midlands. You will report to the Sea & Ocean Freight Manager and manage end-to-end sea freight bookings for import/export across the Tamworth office area.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in sea/ocean freight forwarding, pricing and planning deliveries, and strong customer service. Experience with INCOTerms is advantageous; hybrid office presence is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in freight forwarding (sea/ocean).
• Experience with pricing, quotations and planning customer deliveries in ocean freight.
• Desirable experience with customs compliance.
• Excellent customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage sea/ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations and end-to-end shipping.
• Handle documentation for operations and transport (booking, Bills of Laden, pre-advice, loading confirmation).
• Nominate carriers, hauliers and shipping lines per rates, OTIF and INCOTerms."
• Raise additional customs documentation to enable cross-border movement (ISF, COO, clearance docs).
• Perform customer rate analysis on routes and ensure allocations and operations efficiency.
• Build relationships to deliver high levels of customer service aligned with client needs.

Skills

Sea freight forwarding experience

Pricing & quotations

Customer service

Incoterms knowledge

Job description

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking a Sea Freight Forwarder for a hybrid role in Solihull, West Midlands. You will report to the Sea & Ocean Freight Manager and manage end-to-end sea freight bookings for import/export across the Tamworth office area.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in sea/ocean freight forwarding, pricing and planning deliveries, and strong customer service. Experience with INCOTerms is advantageous; hybrid office presence is required.