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  • Stockport, Greater Manchester
  • £25,000
  • (Permanent)
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Salary - circa £25,000 based on experience, qualifications, industry knowledge

This company is one of the world's leading providers of supply chain solutions, combining its core products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally integrated, tailor-made end-to-end solutions. The group operates a global network with some 500 offices in more than 80 countries, and employs around 14,000 people worldwide.

Key Tasks:

- Coordinate and oversee export shipments on a daily basis
- Receive work instruction from BU Customer Service & process the file – see IMS full process
- Issue transport instruction to carrier, monitor timely collection
- Complete export customs clearance declarations
- Ensure all required security declarations are completed in a timely manner
- Timely validate and post audit of Hazardous Cargo declarations data
- Verify and ensure IMO (HazMat Declaration) matches with MBL data
- Prepare manifest and MBL instructions to carriers and forward them in accordance with carrier’s documentation cut-off date
- Review MBL for accuracy and alert management and designated origin/destination contacts of any deviation from last pre-advice
- Ensure pre-alerts were send to the correct Origin Booking counterpart
- Obtain onboard confirmation (COB) from carriers for LCL shipments and also own consolidation containers
- Send SOB e-mails to correct overseas OSC or destination PA offices within 48 hours after vessel departure
- Distribute transportation documentation as required (MBL, HBL, HazMat Declaration, Manifest) to overseas counterparts, i.e. either OSC or destination PA office
- Contact carriers, PA origin and destination offices in case of issues with documentation or cargo
- Pass on files to Billing Group for invoicing within one (1) business day from “COB”
- Advise Team Supervisor of all claims or potential claims and issue preliminary claim letter(s) to involved carriers
- Monitor vendor compliance with service standards and requirements as per contract terms

Other duties as requested

Qualifications & Knowledge::
- Excellent knowledge of freight forwarding and regulatory requirements with extensive experience in Ocean freight industry.

Skills & Competencies:

- Ability to effectively multi-task
- Proven and demonstrable knowledge and experience of ocean export
- Detail oriented
- Excellent application skills and competence
- Ability to work in fast paced environment
- Good judgment and organizational skills and ability to make decisions
- Team player

Educational background / Work experience

Commercial experience
Language Skills

Advanced level or fluent in local language (spoken and written)

Specifics for Job / Environment:

Given immigration restrictions in the UK/IE, work permits for this position for non EU nationals are unlikely to be granted. In the circumstances, non EU nationals who do not already have the right to work in the UK should ensure that they will be granted such a permit before applying.