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Shipping Manager / Senior Shipping Clerk
Location: London EC2
Salary: £30,000 - £45,000 DOE
Type: Office Based
Start: Immediate
Are you an experienced Shipping professional looking for your next challenge?
Our client, a successful and growing international food importer, is looking to appoint either an experienced Shipping Clerk or a commercially minded Shipping Manager, depending on experience. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business where you can genuinely influence shipping operations and become an integral part of the supply chain team.
Based in modern London offices just minutes from Liverpool Street Station, this is a fully office-based position offering a varied role, long-term stability, and the opportunity to develop your career.
The Role
You will be responsible for coordinating international shipments from origin through to final delivery, ensuring goods move efficiently, compliantly, and cost-effectively. For more experienced candidates, the role will also include negotiating contracts and freight rates with logistics providers and helping drive improvements across the supply chain.
Duties Will Include
- Managing international import and export shipments.
- Liaising daily with freight forwarders, shipping lines, customs brokers, transport companies, and warehouse partners.
- Monitoring shipment schedules and resolving delays or delivery issues.
- Preparing and checking Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, Certificates of Origin, and customs documentation.
- Ensuring compliance with customs regulations and import requirements.
- Coordinating deliveries with warehouse and internal departments.
- Monitoring freight costs and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Negotiating freight rates and service agreements with logistics providers (Shipping Manager level).
- Managing relationships with third-party logistics providers and carriers.
- Investigating shipment discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
- Producing shipping reports and maintaining accurate records.
- Supporting continuous improvement across shipping and supply chain operations.
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The Person
We are looking for an organised, commercially aware shipping professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced international environment.
You Will Ideally Have
- Previous experience within shipping, logistics, freight forwarding, or supply chain.
- Experience coordinating international imports and exports.
- Strong understanding of shipping documentation and customs procedures.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Good commercial awareness with the ability to manage costs.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- The ability to prioritise multiple shipments and deadlines.
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For the Shipping Manager position, previous experience negotiating freight contracts, managing logistics suppliers, and improving operational processes would be highly advantageous.
Experience within food imports, FMCG, consumer products, or temperature-controlled logistics would be beneficial but is not essential.
Package
- Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 for Shipping Clerk level.
- Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 for Shipping Manager level.
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm.
- Fully office based.
- Modern offices in EC2, approximately:
- 4 minutes from Liverpool Street Station.
- 10 minutes from Bank Station.
- 15 minutes from London Bridge.
Immediate interviews are available for suitable candidates.
How
If you have experience within shipping, imports, exports, or international logistics and are looking to join a growing business where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Email: : 906
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