Ocean Import & Export Operation
| Location | Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 |
| Area | Leicester, East Midlands |
| Sector | ExportsFreight ForwardingImportsSea freight |
| Salary | £28000 - £30000 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Birmingham |
| Telephone | 01212710222 |
| Job Ref | B4979 |
- Description
Ocean Freight Export & Import Operator
Offering a salary £28,000 to £32,000 depending on experience.
Previous experience in Ocean freight experience is essential.
Based out of Coalville (LE67)
Hybrid working 2/3 days home/office.
The role of Ocean Freight Export & Import Operator is working for a Global multimodal Freight Forwarding and Logistics organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with previous experience within the Freight Forwarding and Ocean Freight operations. Seeking a candidate who has experience of Export and/or Import operations for end-to-end Ocean freight shipments – FCL and LCL shipments.
With the successful candidate joining an expanding and profitable Ocean department at the Coalville (LE67) location and this role will off a 3/2 hybrid option.
Duties will include:
- Managing key account customers.
- Responsible for the end-to-end Export & Import process, from bookings & pre-alert through to delivery.
- Preparing quotations/rates and working with in-house tariffs.
- Raising Export shipping documentation
- Arranging and processing import bookings.
- Preparing import customs declarations to handover to the brokerage department.
- Entering Export Customs Entries
- Responsible for billing out and invoicing shipping files.
- Working closely with customers, keeping them updated.
- Tracking and Tracing Ocean freight shipments
- Liaising with overseas partners, agents and offices.
- Handling Ocean freight Export & Import, FCL and LCL shipments.
This role requires a candidate who:
- Has notable experience within Ocean Freight shipping operations
- Experience of handling Shipping documentation, Certs of Origin and Bills of Lading etc
- Strong knowledge of customs regulations and commercial awareness.
- A strong attention to detail and a willingness to learning.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work in a customer-focused environment.
The successful candidate will need to have a clean criminal record and a 5-year checkable work history.
