Shipping Coordinator - #2169227

Company Benefits: Hybrid Working, Private Healthcare Insurance, Life Assurance, Employee Reward Gateway, Educational Allowance and more

The Skills You'll Need: Letters of Credit, Incoterms, Shipping, Import/Export, Commodities

Your New Salary: £35k

Location: Central London - Hybrid 4 days in office, 1 from home (5 days in office during probation)

Job status: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Who You'll Be Working for:

Trading company supplying Raw Materials and Machinery to meet the needs of manufacturing companies.

Shipping Coordinator - What You'll be Doing Each Day:

To support and assist within the Documentary Operations Team, ensuring contracts are executed in an efficient and timely manner.

• To ensure contract files are received from the Trading Team in good order and enter details into our SAP computer system.
• To ensure Documentary Instructions / Shipping Instructions are issued in a timely manner and in accordance with relevant Incoterm; FOB, CIF, CFR, FCA
• To co-ordinate with customers and suppliers world-wide, ensuring goods are expedited and shipped on time and in the correct manner
• To understand documentary requirements for different countries, including Legalization / Certification / Conformity Certificates
• To provide documents to customers in a timely manner, which include, Invoice, Bills of Lading, Certificate of Origin, Insurance Certificate, Packing List, Certificate of Analysis
• To present documents to Bank for payment under Letters of Credit and Documentary Collection basis
• Constant liaison between suppliers, buyers, traders
• To monitor shipments and provide regular updates to customers.
• To check and pass suppliers’ invoices to Accounts department for payment
• To liaise with suppliers and customers throughout the documentation process to ensure that client needs are being met.

Shipping Coordinator - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Import/export experience
• Ability to understand Contracts and INCOTERMS.
• Letters of Credit experience ideally
• Worked with high volume/value shipments
• Good communication skills both written and verbally.
• Ability to multitask.
• Very good attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude.
• Good computer and information technology skills. SAP experience ideally.
• Highly organised with an aptitude for problem solving.
• Strong team player and is able to take responsibility.
• Will fit in well with our multicultural environment.

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