Logistics Coordinator (Sea Freight)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Progression

Pension

Bonus

Hybrid after probation

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited is representing a close-knit Logistics/Freight company in Tilbury seeking a Logistics Coordinator with seafreight/exports experience. You will own export operations from booking to delivery, coordinating with customers, carriers and overseas agents to ensure shipments are compliant and on time.

The role offers GBP35,000-GBP40,000 plus training, progression, pension and a bonus, with hybrid working after probation.

Qualifications

• Experience in export freight forwarding across sea and air.
• Experience completing export documentation and customs declarations.
• Industry knowledge of export logistics processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating export shipments across airfreight and seafreight from booking through to delivery
• Completing customs entries, export documentation and manifests and liaising with carriers, warehouses and overseas agents
• Managing customer communication, invoicing and ensuring shipments meet all vessel and flight deadlines

Skills

Sea freight

Airfreight

Export documentation

Customs declarations

Job description

Logistics Coordinator (Seafreight/Exports)

Tilbury

GBP35,000 - GBP40,000 + Training + Progression + Pension + Bonus + Hybrid (after probation)

Are you a Logistics Coordinator or similar with a Sea Freight background or similar looking to join a close-knit family run Logistics/Freight company that values and invests in their staff providing them will long-careers within the industry?

Do you want to join a close-knit Family run Logistics and Freight company that offers competitive salary, hybrid working options, great progression and training opportunities and truly value their staff?

On offer is a fantastic opportunity to join an established Logistics/Freight company handling export shipments for a diverse customer base across global markets. You'll take ownership of export operations from booking through to final delivery, working closely with customers, carriers, overseas agents and internal teams to ensure shipments are completed accurately, compliantly and on time.

This role would suit an Logistics Coordinator or similar with experience in sea and air freight exports looking to further their career within a collaborative freight forwarding environment, where they'll gain exposure to all aspects of export logistics and have genuine opportunities for long-term development.

In this role, the successful Logistics Coordinator or similar will coordinate export shipments via air and sea freight, arrange bookings with carriers, complete customs declarations and export documentation, liaise with customers, hauliers, warehouses and overseas agents, and ensure all shipments meet strict vessel and flight deadlines. They will also manage invoicing, produce manifests, monitor shipment progress and provide excellent customer service throughout the export process.

The Role:

• Coordinating export shipments across airfreight and seafreight from booking through to delivery
• Completing customs entries, export documentation and manifests and liaising with carriers, warehouses and overseas agents
• Managing customer communication, invoicing and ensuring shipments meet all vessel and flight deadlines

The Person:

• Exports Logistics Coordinator or similar
• Experience within export freight forwarding covering airfreight and seafreight
• Experience completing export documentation and customs declarations
• Looking to develop their career within a Family run logistics business

Reference Number: BBBH26463