Ocean Export Team Lead – Southampton

White Recruitment Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

White Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Ocean Export Supervisor in Southampton to lead day-to-day ocean export operations and develop the team.

You will manage customer requirements, coordinate with shipping lines and suppliers, and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance and targets are met.

The role offers a full-time contract, standard hours, and a salary up to £40,000, reflecting your supervisory experience in UK freight forwarding.

Qualifications

• Strong Ocean Export experience within UK freight forwarding.
• Previous supervisory or senior-level experience within UK freight forwarding.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Customer-focused with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Experience coaching and developing team members.
• Good knowledge of freight forwarding operations and systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ocean Export team.
• Manage workloads and ensure customer procedures are followed.
• Support quotations and new business transitions.
• Build strong relationships with customers, shipping lines and suppliers.
• Monitor operational performance and identify process improvements.
• Support team development, training and performance.
• Assist with compliance and departmental targets.

Skills

Ocean Export

Supervisory exp

Freight forwarding

Organisational

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

White Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Ocean Export Supervisor in Southampton to lead day-to-day ocean export operations and develop the team.

You will manage customer requirements, coordinate with shipping lines and suppliers, and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance and targets are met.

The role offers a full-time contract, standard hours, and a salary up to £40,000, reflecting your supervisory experience in UK freight forwarding.