Gleeson is proud to be partnered with a developing freight forwarding business looking to further expand its operation with future investment been placed into the business.
They are looking for a driven Ocean & Road Freight Coordinator looking to take a key role in the operations team with the ability to further develop across freight forwarding - this business offers driven professionals opportunity's for further growth in skill as well as overall development. -
Job Title: Multimodal Freight Forwarder ( Road & Ocean )Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 + 10% Bonus
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full end‑to‑end FCL ocean export operations, including bookings, documentation, tracking, and customer updates.
- Coordinate with shippers, consignees, carriers, and overseas agents daily.
- Oversee costings, billing, and KPI reporting.
- Handle shipment issues, delays, and escalations professionally.
- Support the 3PL project: stock checks, UK & DE flows, and EU distribution.
- Complete UK import / export customs declarations and prepare trade documents (COO, EUR1).
- Ensure compliance with HMRC and international trade regulations.
- Assist with EU road freight planning, quoting, and container deliveries.
- Maintain accurate data within Riege Scope and communicate effectively with all partners.
- Support general multi modal freight operations.
Ideal Experience
- Strong ocean export experience (ideally FCL).
- Ability to manage full export cycles independently.
- Hands-on customs declaration experience.
- Strong organisation and ability to manage multiple shipments.
- Confident using IT systems and learning new tools.
- Freight forwarding background.
- EU road freight experience.
- Knowledge of CFSP/IP customs procedures.
- Understanding of warehouse/3PL operations.
- Familiarity with CNS, Destin8, Descartes
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