Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Green & Wolvin Recruitment provided pay range

This range is provided by Green & Wolvin Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Green & Wolvin Recruitment

Managing Director | Green & Wolvin | Logistics, Shipping & Supply Chain

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as an Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator in Manchester. The role is based at Manchester Airport on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week).

My client is a market‑leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast‑pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, AOG, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator you will report in to the Freight Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the office in Manchester:

• Manage air, sea & road freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation)
• Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA 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 freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ years experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Manchester on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week).

What's On Offer?

• Annual bonus between £2,000-£3,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Distribution, Customer Service, and Analyst

Industries

Wholesale Import and Export, Freight and Package Transportation, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Green & Wolvin Recruitment by 2x

#J-18808-Ljbffr