Ocean Export Freight Forwarder

Position: Ocean Export Freight Forwarder
Location: Southampton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:30
Salary: Up to 45,000

We seek a skilled and experienced Ocean Export Freight Forwarder who has cross-trade experience. The ideal candidate will need out-of-gauge, break bulk and project cargo experience within sea freight or shipping industry. A background working with a shipping agency, shipping line or vessel operation would be the perfect candidate, where you will be responsible for coordinating end-to-end export shipments and overseeing the transportation of goods via marine vessels, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to all regulations.

Your key responsibilities as an Ocean Export Freight Forwarder:

• Dealing with OOG, Breakbulk/Project Cargo shipments, planning and logistics.
• End to end Export operations
• Cross-trade experience is essential!
• Responsibility for formulating estimates and converting them into bookings
• Manage all financial aspects of shipments, including costings, booking and coordination of yacht transportation (shipping, cradling, insurance, wrapping, customs, and surveying)
• Vessel charter operations (liaising with ship owners, shipbroker, internal and overseas P&M offices, port agents)
• Shipping documentation (eg Bills of Lading, cargo manifest, Mate receipt, LOI)
• Demurrage calculations ( based on our voyage charter party)
• Liaise with the client to gain technical details
• Send communications to clients and keep updates regular
• Update clients with load/discharge sequences even when out of hours
• Monitor cost accuracy from subcontractors / check port costs and try to maximise our profit by reducing our costs
• Work to resolve operational issues when required
• Communicate operational matters with loadmaster teams
• Ensure compliance with regulations and trade compliance laws

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Paying up to 45,000
• Hybrid/flexible working
• Health insurance
• Company pension
• Trade shows

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