Shipping Coordinator (15 Month FTC)

Marc Daniels; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency in High Wycombe is seeking a detail-oriented Shipping Coordinator for a 15-month contract. The role involves managing deliveries, ensuring compliance, and handling documentation. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and communication skills, with advanced Excel knowledge. This is an office-based position with no direct reports.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and understanding of product shipment procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• High standard of computer literacy, especially in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all deliveries are completed on time.
• Manage shipping and banking documentation.
• Handle import clearance.

Skills

Organizational skills

Understanding of product shipment procedures

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment is currently seeking a Shipping Coordinator for a 15-month contract role. This position is based in the Finance department We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to take full ownership of the company’s onward delivery processes.

The Role

As a Shipping Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring all deliveries are completed on time and providing business updates on shipments to support revenue recognition. The role requires managing supporting shipping and banking documentation , as well as handling ad hoc shipments for manufacturing. You will also be responsible for import clearance.

Key tasks include:

• Booking deliveries based on customer and revenue requirements.

• Ensuring all shipments are commercially clear and compliant with export controls.

• Updating a weekly report on period’s shipments.

• Managing Letters of Credit and Chamber of Commerce documents.

• Providing accurate import clearance instructions to carriers.

The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills and a strong understanding of product shipment procedures, including knowledge of incoterms. You should also possess sound analytical and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Essential skills and competencies:

• A high standard of computer literacy.

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Word, with VLOOKUPs being essential.

• A good demonstration of prioritization within a multi-function role.

• Strong communication skills, both internally and externally, particularly when communicating financial information to non-financial departments.

• Knowledge of Letters of Credit is preferred but not essential.

This is an office-based role, and no direct reports are associated with the position. If you are a proactive professional with the required experience and skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting contract opportunity.

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