Sea Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Comprehensive company benefits

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking an experienced Sea Freight Forwarder for a hybrid role based in Solihull, near Birmingham. You will manage end-to-end sea freight bookings, pricing and documentation, liaising with carriers to meet client requirements.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in sea/ocean freight forwarding, pricing experience, and knowledge of INCOTERMS. Hybrid working 2-3 days in the Solihull office with a company bonus and private healthcare benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in sea or ocean freight forwarding.
• Experience with pricing and planning customer deliveries.
• Desirable knowledge of customs compliance.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTERMS advantageous.
• Able to commute to Solihull, Birmingham on a hybrid basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage sea/ocean freight import and export bookings, pricing, end-to-end shipping and documentation.
• Prepare and handle operations docs and transportation paperwork (booking, Bills of Laden, pre-advices, loading confirmations).
• Nominate carriers, hauliers and shipping lines per rates, OTIF and INCOTerms.
• Raise ISF, COO and clearance documents for cross-border movement.
• Conduct customer rate analysis and monitor allocations for operational efficiency.
• Build relationships to deliver high levels of service aligned with clients' business needs.

Skills

Sea freight forwarding

Pricing & quotations

Customer service

INCOTERMS knowledge

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 Solihull, Birmingham 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 Solihull, Birmingham 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 Solihull, Birmingham in the West Midlands on a hybrid basis.

What’s On Offer?

• £34,000-£37,000
• Hybrid working 2-3 days in the office in Solihull, Birmingham
• Company bonus scheme
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding.
• Private healthcare scheme.