Shipping Coordinator

☞ Bennett & Game Recruitment Limited

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Godalming South East

Category: Executive management Production / Operation

Industry: Staffing Recruiting

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Job ProfileBennett and Game are currently working with a leading Manufacturing Exporter actively seeking a skilled and proven Shipping Coordinator to join their Surrey office location.Our client are industry leading in exporting goods from a variety of sectors in Manufacturing, Tooling and Industrial product and Oil & Gas.Shipping Coordinator Position OverviewWithin this diverse position you will be responsible for the following key areas in the shipping department:
  • Check all purchase orders to factories and order acknowledgments from factories against our paperwork.
  • Produce a packing list for a number of cartons and contents of cartons - weight, volume etc.
  • Liaise with factories and customers to ensure the smooth completion of our export order.
  • Check invoice for advance payment to suppliers and pass them on to accounts department for payment.
  • Call forward goods from factories or arrange for freight forwarder to collect.
  • To prepare export shipping invoice and packing list and obtain all other shipping documents - certificate of origin or bill of lading or airway bill, insurance policy, packing list etc.
  • To be able to bank shipping documents. Liaise with overseas agents and quote out freight to customers when asked to do so.
  • To be able to liaise with insurance companies if a claim needs to be made.
  • To prepare the correct documents against a letter of credit.
  • To hold meetings with various suppliers / customers in the office if required to do so and possibly visit various companies in the UK during the working day if required to do so.
  • In the absence of the Warehouse team - unpack and check goods in warehouse to see if they are correct as per order and as per customer’s terms or requests.
  • In the absence of the Warehouse team - Pack or repack goods in to export cartons, etc and arrange to despatch goods to port with correct paperwork attached, ensure the goods are marked correctly with shipping marks.
Shipping Coordinator Position Requirements
  • Mansys software knowledge (highly desirable but not essential)
  • Previous knowledge managing bills of lading - essential
  • Previous experience dealing with Forwarders (negotiating, quoting and pricing)
  • Proven knowledge of export operations (multi-modal)
  • Excellent IT and system skills (including office packages and outlook)
  • Excellent communication skills are essential (verbal, written, phone etc).
Shipping Coordinator Position Remuneration
  • Salary £30 - 35k DOE
  • Monday - Friday (9:00 - 17:30)
  • 20 days + 8 days bank holiday + birthday off
  • If not sick during the whole year, 2 additional paid days to be granted (not to be taken as holiday, they are paid days)
  • People pension scheme
  • Parking on site
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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