Senior Freight Logistics Co-ordinator

The JobsBoard; St Albans; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday

Company Pension

Modern St Albans offices

Job summary

The JobsBoard is seeking a Senior Freight Operations Coordinator in St Albans to manage UK and European freight movements from instruction to delivery. This permanent role offers a £40,000 salary and an opportunity to join a busy, experienced logistics team.

You will negotiate rates, liaise with customers and carriers, prepare import/export documentation and help improve margins while delivering excellent service.

Qualifications

• Experience in freight forwarding, European road freight, shipping or logistics.
• Knowledge of freight operations and import/export procedures.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Negotiation with customers and suppliers.
• Commercial mindset with attention to detail.
• Organised and energetic in a busy logistics environment.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating UK and European freight movements.
• Managing shipments from customer instruction through to delivery.
• Liaising with customers, hauliers, carriers and suppliers.
• Negotiating competitive rates and cost-effective freight solutions.
• Preparing customs and import/export documentation.
• Building strong relationships with customers.
• Resolving operational issues and keeping shipments moving.
• Identifying opportunities to improve margins and profitability.
• Delivering excellent customer service throughout.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

European road freight

Import/Export procedures

Communication skills

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Organised

UK driving licence

Job description

Senior Freight Operations Coordinator – £40,000 – St Albans

• Salary: £40,000 depending on experience
• Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Vacancy Type: Permanent
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:30pm plus one Saturday morning every four
  weeks, 8:30am–11:00am
• Holiday: 22 days Bank Holidays and Company Pension

The Opportunity

• Exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Freight Operations Coordinator to
• join a successful and established European freight forwarding business.
• Take ownership of UK and European freight movements from start to finish as
• part of an experienced logistics team.
• Fast-paced, commercial role combining freight operations, customer service
• and negotiation.
• Ideal for an experienced Freight Forwarder, European Road Freight Operator,
• Import/Export Coordinator or Shipping Coordinator looking for their next move.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinating UK and European freight movements.
• Managing shipments from customer instruction through to delivery.
• Liaising with customers, hauliers, carriers and suppliers.
• Negotiating competitive rates and cost-effective freight solutions.
• Preparing customs and import/export documentation.
• Building strong relationships with customers.
• Resolving operational issues and keeping shipments moving.
• Identifying opportunities to improve margins and profitability.
• Delivering excellent customer service throughout.

What We're Looking For

• Previous freight forwarding, European road freight, shipping or logistics
• experience.
• Strong knowledge of freight operations and ideally import/export procedures.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Confident negotiating with customers and suppliers.
• Commercially minded with strong attention to detail.
• Organised, energetic and comfortable working in a busy logistics environment.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport required.

What's On Offer?

• £40,000 salary depending on experience.
• 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Modern St Albans offices.
• Established and successful logistics business.
• Supportive and highly experienced freight forwarding team.
• Varied role with real responsibility and commercial involvement.
• Excellent opportunity to build a long-term career within European freight and
• logistics.

Important Information

Westin Par is acting as an employment agency in relation to this permanentvacancy.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted