Export Coordinator

Do you have Export freight forwarding experience? Confident managing shipments from start to finish and ensuring maximum profitability whilst delivering excellent customer service?

The Role:

Our client is looking for an experienced forwarder who is confident dealing with carriers & suppliers, negotiating rates, compiling quotations and invoices. You will deal with export entries; ensure all export records are complete and correct prior to processing on our customs software and seek to rectify any identified errors with the relevant client. General forwarding and administration duties through In-house software i.e., invoicing & quotations. Assist with HMRC and client audits as well.

The successful candidate will consult with shipping lines, third parties and other forwarders alongside managing key accounts plus other duties and responsibilities when required.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous export / multi modal forwarding experience.
• Familiar with shipping documentation
• Customs clearance experience
• Good customer services skills
• Good IT knowledge

About the Company:

Our client is a well-established privately-owned freight forwarder who has a good reputation within the industry and prides itself on looking after its employees and providing a good working environment.

Salary & Benefits:

Our client is looking to pay between £22k – £28k for the right candidate, depending on experience, plus other benefits for this role

Vessel Operator

Our client, a leading bespoke transport solutions provider that operates around the globe, is looking to recruit a Vessel Operator to join their team. If you have a marine / ships agency / vessel operations background and have a natural flair for organizing, with good attention to detail, this role could be perfect for you.

The Role:

You will be responsible for liaising with shipowners and agents, chartering vessels and dealing with sub-contractors such as cranes, and drivers, coordinating the vessels stay / loading, dealing with ships agents and port staff, liaise with internal offices. You will need to keep the agents informed, send communications to clients to keep regular updates, you would also need to work to resolve operational issues when required.

You will need to manage shipping documentation, assist the technical team, and complete all associated admin.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous exposure to maritime / shipping / vessel operations
• Exceptional organizational and Planning skills
• Flexible approach
• A ‘can do’s attitude.

About the Company:

The company prides themselves on the delivery industry leading bespoke logistic solutions. This company has many years’ experiences in global bespoke logistics and sees its employees as the key to its success.

Salary & Benefits:

This company is looking to pay in the region of £25k – £32k depending on experience plus 25 days’ holiday.

Contracted hours 9-530 but a requirement to be flexible where shipping operations are 24/7. Time off in lieu is agreed ad hoc.

Apply today by hitting the Apply button as our client is looking to review candidate’s CVs & hold interviews as soon as possible.

Do you have previous shipping experience, ideally with a shipping line or a forwarder? Are you looking to join a global player in shipping beverage logistics, working with a number of high-profile retailers and manufacturers, providing end to end supply chain solutions?

The Role:

As a Logistics Coordinator, you will be responsible for speaking to offices around the world, taking shipping instructions and booking cargo with shipping lines. Tracking shipments, updating clients will also be a key part of the role, along with ensuring Customs formalities are adhered to. You will manage shipping documentation, final deliver to RDC or destination. This a rewarding role, providing a variety of solutions to shippers, importers & exporters.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous import or export forwarding / liner experience
• Documentation, such as Bills of Lading & Commercial Invoices etc..
• Good IT skills – Word & Excel
• Commercially minded
• Excellent communication

About the Company:

This is a position with a leading global drinks logistics company, which offers a great working environment, friendly colleagues and ongoing training & support.

Salary & Benefits:

Salary being offered is competitive and depends on experience. Fantastic benefit package, as you’d expect from a global player. Option to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

For more information Apply Now!

Do you have great analytical skills and perhaps looking to move into the IT side of logistics & freight? If so, read on…

This is an exciting time due to the growth of this specialist logistics provider. They can provide you with a challenging and varied role, getting involved in implementing new technologies and infrastructure, new systems and helping the business run more efficiently

The Role:

The role will aid all departments of the business to run smoothly, from Customs, customer service to accounts. Using various systems, you will be responsible for setting up & monitoring EDIs, completing reports using Excel and supporting the managers of the business in ensuring a smoothly run operation.

Essential Criteria:

• Solid IT background
• Confident using Excel & its various formulas
• Basic coding experience beneficial but not essential
• Pragmatic & solutions orientated

About the Company:

This company is a well established logistics provider based near Southampton docks.

Salary & Benefits:

For this position, our client is looking to pay around £30K for the right person, plus a great benefit package & Hybrid working patterns.

Apply today as our client is keen to hold interviews and appoint asap.

Job Overview

To complete billing and invoicing for operations departments and send across to the clients. To run a customs warehouse system and communicate with the clients regarding any discrepancies. To resolve client and supplier queries efficiently and to provide support to operations departments when required.

Responsibilities

• Creating billing sheets for air and ocean freight files according to client tariffs
• Monitoring and analysis of SEKO HMRC systems to ensure compliance and improve service levels.
• Monitoring and analysis of SEKO HMRC Authorizations to ensure compliance and improve service levels.
• Monitoring and analysis of SEKO customers HMRC systems where required to ensure compliance and improve service levels.
• Daily upload into Ricardo for clients
• Invoicing files out to clients as per the billing sheets
• Checking of invoices and back-up in files
• Sending of invoices and back-up to clients
• Daily run through of cost reports to ensure we have been invoiced correctly
• Obtaining supplier invoices and accruing in jobs
• Resolving client queries effectively and efficiently
• Operational Support for all transport modes
• Data Entry
• Customs entry compliance
• Monitoring and reporting KPI’s
• Resolving internal queries and adapting new processes
• Completing FSD for Customs Warehouse clients and SEKO
• Run outstanding report of jobs eft to be billed weekly
• To complete month end reports for Customs Warehouse clients

Qualifications, Key Skills and Experience

• Previously experience in air freight imports
• Good general understanding of logistics
• Good knowledge of Excel
• General MS Office application knowledge
• Attention to detail
• Intuitive
• Flexible with working overtime to complete deadlines
• Able to meet strict deadlines and KPIs
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written.
• Proven analytical & problem solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize & multitask; willingness to delegate.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.
• Thorough understanding of global inbound operational procedures

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Experienced General Freight Forwarder

Are you an experienced freight forwarder looking for your next challenge? We’re looking for the ideal person to join our Felixstowe office’s operations department!

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years in freight forwarding• Knowledge of deep sea, short sea, FCL, LCL, and air shipments

• Customs clearance expertise and familiarity with systems like Destin8 and CNS

• Proven ability to manage deadlines while maintaining top-notch customer service• Experience in general freight forwarding and knowledge of Customs requirements and procedures.

• Proven ability to deal effectively with customers and suppliers

At Astral Global Logistics, our “Yes We Can” attitude is key to delivering excellent customer service. If you’re a driven individual with a passion for logistics, we’d love to hear from you!

Please apply by clicking the link or send your CV to careers@aglog.co.uk

Please note this in an in-person role, based at our office in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Salary to be negotiated based on experience.

Do you have logistics, shipping or supply chain experience?  Looking to make your next career move in 2025, then this is the ideal time to confidentially start your search.

Do you have a passion for moving goods around the globe and delivering solutions to customers, ensuring their cargo arrives on time and budget? Perhaps you are more UK logistics focussed, managing complex supply chains for your company or a as a solution provider?

We have clients looking to recruit for roles at all levels across the South Coast and all applications will be treated completely confidential, and your CV will never be sent to any company with out your full permission. You are always in complete control & we are hear to offer impartial, honest advice to help you make the best decision for you, your career & quality of life.

We are recruiting for various roles including:

• Customs Team Leaders
• Senior Freight Forwarding
• Multimodal Freight Forwarders
• Logistics Coordinator
• Operations Managers
• Port & Logistics Coordinators
• Supply Chain Planners

So, if you are looking to potentially make your next career move, we are ideally placed to offer advice & assist. No obligation, no pressure tactics and completely confidential.

We look forward to hearing from you & hopefully assisting you in making your next positive career move within the sector.

Senior Marine Freight Forwarder

Do you currently work in freight and looking for a new challenge? A more exciting role, where no 2 days are the same, moving high value yachts & vessels around the globe?

If so, we have a vacancy that may well be of interest. Our client is a well-established shipping company to the marine sector based in Central Southampton.

The Role:

As a Senior Forwarder, you will be responsible for the start to finish process of moving yachts around the world, import, export & cross trades. You will be commercially minded, be a natural problem solver and be able to build relationships with customers & suppliers.

Although project /out of gauge experience would be beneficial, more importantly is attitude and willingness to learn. So, if you have forwarding / shipping experience, and that required spark, then we certainly would like to hear from you.

Essential Criteria:

• Import / Export Freight forwarding or liner experience
• Commercially minded
• Excellent communication skills

Import Clerk | Export Clerk | Freight Forwarding | Project Freight Forwarder

About the Company:

This is a position with a specialist shipping company that specialises in moving high value boats, yachts & marine across the globe & has a network off office around the world.

Salary & Benefits:

For the right candidate our client is looking to pay between £35-£50K for the right person along with benefits.

For more information Apply Now – confidentiality guaranteed!

Do you have previous import freight forwarding experience? Confident managing shipments whilst delivering excellent customer service? Ideally, you’ll have Customs entry experience, but this is not a deal breaker.

Whether you have only worked in the industry for a little while, or you have years of experience, if you are looking to join a large, truly global player in the world of retail & fashion logistics, be part of a friendly team within a great working environment, this could be the role for you.

The Role:

You will be responsible for managing import sea freight shipments from start to finish. Dealing with overseas agents, collating shipping documentation, completing Customs entries and arranging haulage with the transport team, whilst providing excellent customer service. You will be dealing with some very big household names in retail & fashion, so you need a can-do attitude, and be a team player.

Essential Criteria:

• Previous import forwarding experience
• Familiar with shipping documentation such as Bills of Lading
• Customs clearance experience
• Good customer services skills
• Good IT knowledge

Import Coordinator | Customs Entry Clerk | Import / Export Clerk

About the Company:

EV Cargo is a well-established, global freight forwarder who has a good reputation within the industry and prides itself on looking after its employees and providing a good working environment.

Salary & Benefits:

EV Cargo is looking to pay a competitive salary for the right candidate, depending on experience. 25 days holiday, pension, free parking and other benefits.

Apply today – immediate interviews being held.

Are you a passionate about all things Customs & International Trade? Would you consider yourself an expert in this field and want to focus your career on this specialism? Then this could be the role for you…

The Role:

With the support of the groups Customs Director, you will be the first port of call within the business (network of UK & overseas offices) for all things Customs related, from Commodity Code classification, the various regimes, form CFSP, Bonded Goods to Carnets.

You would be responsible for auditing Customs entries, keeping up-to-date with legislation, managing systems & building relationships with software companies.

You will also deal with HMRC and manage any queries, within the wider business.

This is a varied role, where you will get the opportunity to travel the UK to various offices / clients. Predominantly officed based in Southampton, but with a flexible approach as you’d expect with a key role within the group.

Essential Criteria:

• Solid Customs background
• Good understanding – import / export requirements
• Experience in business analysis.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to work under pressure.

About the Company:

Our client based in Southampton with offices around the UK & globe. A leader in their field and one of the larger names in freight forwarding. They have a supportive management structure & team in place. Fantastic offices & positive working environment.

Salary & Benefits:

For this position, our client is looking to pay Salary of around £35K – 50K depending on level experience.

Passion for all things Customs is a must but happy to review candidates at various levels of their career, so equally someone who is ambitious & keen to make their mark, who wishes to concentrate on the Customs side of international trade, or perhaps a senior Customs expert, currently in such a role who wants to make their next career move.

Apply today as our client is keen to hold interviews and appoint asap.