Sea Freight Operations Coordinator

Job Location	Roundthorn Industrial Estate
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	30,000 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent , full-time

Job Description

Premier Work Support are excited to be recruiting for a Sea Freight Operations Coordinator for our prestigious client based in Manchester.Our client is a recognised player in the freight forwarding and transportation industry who also specialises in the supply chain and logistics solutions. With over 70 years of history, our clients has established best practice standards in ground transportation,air and ocean shipments, customs clearance and supply chain management.Working in a very busy Ocean Freight Export and Import desk, approximate split 70/30 export/import, but a good all-round knowledge of sea freight operations desirable.Duties and Responsibilities:-

Assist the Supervisor General Sea Freight Operations in the execution of duties in support of the Head of Air and Oceans vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable
Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development to successfully move Sea Freight products
Complete all Import, Export and Cross Trade activities correctly and on time including financial, legal and invoicing transaction
Correctly complete all customs import/export declaration forms
Ensure all operational activities are completed on time
Immediately report any amendments to the customs declaration forms to line manager
Complete ad-hoc and spot checks on customer entries and submit reports to line manager weekly
Maintain and utilise the operational system at all times
Ensure all duties/VAT is charged correctly upon invoicing and collect any monies due in line with SOPs
Maintain regular communication with sales teams reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments
Create new and maintain current SOPs for the department
Maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships at all times giving regular feedback to line manager
Follow up late customer payments in conjunction with credit control
Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team within two hours of receipt and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format
Implement and improve new efficiencies in customer workflow in conjunction with line manager
Ensure all reports are generated by given deadlines and handed to line manager
Before release, ensure all goods under Alpis Deferment account are approved for delivery via accounts and/or line manager
Accurately complete all invoicing for imports, exports and clients within 48 hours of activity
Ensure insurances are charged correctly and any insurance claims are handed to line manager without delay

This is a permanent opportunity, working Monday - Friday 08.30 - 17.30Our client is offering excellent benefits including:

20 days holiday plus bank holidays
Access to our employee discount and perks, which include Grocery shopping, holidays, movies, sports, wellness and many more.
After one years service company contributions will increase 9% for the group personal pension plan.

If you have the required experience and are interested in this role please apply without delay.

Keyskills :
customslogisticsmonitoring of freight/courier invoices

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