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Key Account Coordinator/Specialist - Seafreight Imports

£33k - £37k per annum
Full-time
Key Account Coordinator/Specialist - Seafreight Imports

Salary: Up to £37,000

Location: Birmingham

Start: ASAP

On behalf of our International Freight Forwarding client, we're looking to appoint an experienced Key Account Coordinator, focusing on Seafreight imports. This is a key role that combines deep sea import coordination, customs entry responsibility, food import compliance, customer reporting, invoicing support and document management.

What you'll do:

As Key Account Coordinator/Specialist you'll take ownership of the account's day-to-day back-office and account support activities, whilst also being trained to provide operational cover for the Account Supervisor during periods of absence or annual leave. A typical day will involve liaising with, clients, shipping lines and overseas offices/agents, coordinating imports / exports for sea freight consignments, and recording and preparing documentation and invoicing.

Duties include:

* Account Administration and Shipment Coordination
* Customs and Regulatory Compliance
* Customer Reporting, Financial Control and Billing
* Operational Cover and Business Continuity
* Systems SOPs and General Support

What you need:

The position is ideally suited to an organised, customer-focused individual with strong import and customs experience who enjoys working within a structured and process-driven environment.

Skills & Qualifications required:

* Experience of deep-sea import freight forwarding.
* Practical experience of completing and controlling UK import customs declarations.
* A high level of accuracy when reviewing and processing shipment and customs documentation.
* Confident and professional customer communication.
* Ability to manage several live shipments and competing deadlines.
* Competent spreadsheet and reporting skills.
* Ability to identify, question and escalate incomplete or inconsistent information.

Why you'll love this role:

This role offers the opportunity to become a key part of a well-established and highly valued customer account, as well as a competitive salary package.

* Twice-yearly discretionary bonus, subject to both company and individual performance
* Enhanced pension scheme
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Health scheme benefit
* Life Assurance scheme, including GP access
* Employee Assistance Programme

How to apply:

If you have relevant experience, please get in touch today.

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Red Recruit specialise in Shipping, Freight & Logistics, Removals & Storage, Relocations and Fine Art recruitment, with opportunities across all levels. Not all roles are advertised, so feel free to send us your CV in confidence or call us directly.

Keywords / alternative titles: Sea Freight Import Clerk, Sea Freight Coordinator, Oceanfreight Import Clerk, Oceanfreight Coordinator, Ocean Freight Import Clerk, Ocean Freight Coordinator, CargoWise, Food import experience, IPAFFS, CHEDs, Port Health.
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