Ocean Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Leyfields; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Sea Freight Forwarder in Tamworth, UK. The role involves managing import/export bookings, customs documentation, and ensuring customer service excellence. Ideal candidates should have over 2 years of experience in freight forwarding, with excellent customer service skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £34,000-£38,000, hybrid working options, and opportunities for professional growth. Join a market leader to advance your career in shipping!

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Private healthcare scheme

Comprehensive benefits account

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in sea or ocean freight forwarding.
• Experience with pricing and quotations in freight forwarding.
• Desirable customs compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage sea/ocean freight import and export bookings.
• Handle customs documentation for freight movement.
• Analyze customer rates and monitor operational efficiency.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

Customer service

Knowledge of INCOTerms

Job description

We are actively looking to engage ocean & sea freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as a Sea Freight Forwarder working, on a hybrid based, from Tamworth in the West Midlands.

Client Details

My client is a market‑leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Iberia, Central Europe, North & South America, the Fast East & more recently in Africa). You will be joining a fast‑paced environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on providing cost‑effective and best in class services for worldwide ocean and sea freight! With large scale investment they are actively looking to grow their freight forwarding offerings across the UK by adding additional opportunities within their Tamworth office in the West Midlands.

Job Description

As an Sea Freight Forwarder, you will report in to the Sea & Ocean Freight Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Tamworth office in the West Midlands:

• Manage sea / ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, Bills of Laden, pre-advices, loading confirmation).
• Nominating carriers, hauliers and shipping lines, in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.
• Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc)
• Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and secure allocations and operation efficiency
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in sea and ocean freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Sea Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either sea or ocean freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across ocean & sea freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
• Commutable to Tamworth in the West Midlands on a hybrid basis.

What's On Offer?

• £34,000-£38,000.
• Hybrid working 2-3 days in the office in Lichfield.
• Company bonus scheme - circa 10%-20% of salary.
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding.
• Private healthcare scheme