Import & Export Co-ordinator (Nights)

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and European-transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Import & Export Co-ordinator (Nights) in Redditch, West Midlands. This role is a night shift based opportunity (across 4x nights per week)

Client Details

My client is a SME freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth,-in the freight & shipping industry. 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, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Import & Export Co-ordinator you will report in to the International Shipping &-Freight Manager-on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Redditch, West Midlands-office:

• Managing the pricing, quoting, booking and file monitoring of freight-across import & export across air, sea & road freight.
• Manage air, sea & ocean-freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements
• Informing customers are-about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Handling customs entries (EUR1''s / ATR1''s)-and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
• 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.
• You will be working 4x nights per week

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air, sea or road-freight forwarding industry. The ideal Import & Export Co-ordinator-will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ year''s experience in-freight forwarding, transport planning
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air, sea or road freight forwarding
• Desirable experience of customs compliance (not essential)
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Ability to work 4x night shifts per week
• Commutable to Redditch on a hybrid basis

What''s-On Offer?

• -33,00035,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Company bonus / profit share
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress.-