Position Overview & Specifications

A varied shipping role based around air, sea and road freight shipping...
Excellent opportunities for progression and salary reward in Tamworth

About Our Client

The successful candidate will be joining a global industrial organisation, shipping export goods across the globe. My client are a market leader in the dangerous goods manufacturing space and require knowledge for their in-house shipments. You will be joining a fast-growing team in a business that has been trading for over 70+ years in the Tamworth area.

Job Description

On a daily basis the Shipping Co-ordinator will report into the Operations Manager and cover the following areas of responsibility:

Managing all shipping of import export based products from the UK and Far East. This involves monitoring, negotiating and pricing with a variety of freight forwarders and freight partners.
Checking INCOTerms for contracts - ExWorks, FOB, CIF.
Responsible for all customs compliance - Certificates of Origin, Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists.
Managing key account management with high profile spend customers (in excess of £1million per annum)
Responsibility for shipping goods by air, sea and road freight
Preparing transit document and packing lists for haulier, airlines and freight forwarders.
Prepare notifications for shipping invoicing.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Shipping Co-ordinator will been an experienced member of the shipping and distribution sector. with a background in Dangerous Goods. They will either by working in-house for a distributor / manufacturer or be in the freight forwarding / shipping world. You will also have the following skills & attributes:

4+ year's experience within Import / Export / Shipping / Freight
Experienced in import or export operations ideally to the Far East, Africa, USA
Strong background in multi-modal forwarding (preference towards sea and air freight)
Strong knowledge of customs compliance (Letter of Credit, HAWB, MAWB, Bills of Laden, Chamber of Commerce Documentation)
Commutable to to the Tamworth.

What's on Offer