Senior Freight Operator

Our Client, a multi-national, freight forwarder, has a vacancy for a Senior Sea Freight Operations Coordinator to manage the day to day activities and all the related administration as well as building relationships with potential and existing clients and ensuring that a high standard of customer care is prevalent at all times.Remember to check your CV before applying Also, ensure you read through all the requirements related to this role.Main Job Purpose Manage the day to day Sea Freight operations. Co-ordinate the export and import bookings of Sea Freight jobs. Raising Job files and all of the appropriate operations paperwork. Processing jobs through the MULTIFREIGHT software system. Customs entries using the CDS System. To be responsible for the daily checking of all Seafreight jobs and ensuring that clients are kept informed of any deviation to the agreed schedule. Extensive client liaison and negotiation. Extensive supplier liaison and negotiation. Internal liaison with the sales team assisting with quotations and service information. Managing the jobs from quotation stage to final invoicing in line with the client expectations and communicating effectively any service issues. Maximising the gross profit by negotiating with the supplier base. Proactively contacting the existing clients to maximise business potential. Invoicing jobs on completion.Experience Required Experience of Sea Freight Forwarding Operations Sea freight exports Commercially Aware Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload Ability to work on own initiative Used to working to strict deadlines Good Analytical Skills Good CommunicatorTO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE PROVEN WORKING EXPERIENCE WITHIN A FREIGHT FORWARDING ENVIRONMENT IN SEA FREIGHT EXPORTSSalary/Benefits Circa 30,000 - 38,000 Circa/ Flex - Dependent on experience. Contributory Pension 22 days holidayTPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-07-19