Sea & Air Freight Co-Ordinator

Workshop Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in the UK seeks a candidate with 3 years of experience in sea exports. Responsibilities include arranging sea and air movements, maintaining customer relations, and processing export documentation. Competitive salary of £28-32K. Hybrid working arrangement available after the initial onboarding period.

Benefits

Annual Bonus scheme

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Sick pay

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience in sea and air exports - sea exports is essential.
• Experience with export documentation such as bills of lading.
• A second language is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of Sea and Air services.
• Arrange export and import movements via sea and air freight.
• Maintain good relationships with customers.

Skills

Experience in sea exports

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Good written and spoken English

Team working skills

Job description

Overview

You will support the day-to-day management of Sea and Air services.

Responsibilities

• Arrange export and import movements via sea and air freight. Liaise with overseas partners, shipping lines, hauliers and agents to ensure all transportation details are correct and all parties are kept informed throughout transit, and ensure they are advised of any delays or changes in schedules.
• Maintain / develop good working relationships with existing and new customers.
• Quote customers for potential future work, checking compatibility and availability.
• Negotiate rates with carriers and customers to secure the booking.
• Daily contact with all subcontractors to gather status updates for all loads in transit including ETA's and update the transport software accordingly ensuring all collections and deliveries are on schedule.
• Create / Update Orders
• Process and check all required paperwork such as bill of lading, air waybill, invoices etc. Upload all instructions, documents and emails to the relevant order.
• Carry out credit search on any potential new Customers.
• Add all details on the system should there be incident leading to an insurance claim

Skills and Qualifications

• 3 years' experience in sea and air exports - sea exports is essential
• Previous experience with sea and air imports, and export documentation such as: bills of lading, airway bills, certificates of origin
• Experienced in Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook and Word
• Good written and spoken English
• Excellent communication skills
• A positive and proactive attitude
• Excellent team working skills
• A second language would be desirable but not essential

Salary and Benefits

• £28-32K depending on experience
• Full Time, 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home - first 3 months full time in the office)
• Annual Bonus scheme
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance (including dental and optical)
• Sick pay