Head of Shipping​/Shipping Manager

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Head of Shipping / Shipping Manager – Co. Wicklow - €60,000+ Hybrid working

A growing international manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Head of Shipping / Shipping Manager to take full, end to end ownership of all global shipping activity. This is a senior management role with clear decision making authority and accountability for outcomes, cost control, compliance and operational continuity.

• End to end shipping ownership
• Release to order & decision authority
• Cost control & risk management
• Data accuracy & financial protection
• Process, SOPs & controls
• Team leadership & capability building
• Cross functional Leadership

Our client is an established and expanding international manufacturer operating within a regulated environment. The business places strong emphasis on control, accuracy, and proactive risk management, with shipping playing a critical role in protecting margins, customer commitments and compliance obligations.

• Senior level experience in shipping or freight management with full end to end accountability
• Strong working knowledge of international freight (sea, air and road) across global trade lanes
• Proven experience managing freight forwarders and third party logistics providers
• Solid understanding of customs, compliance, regulated goods and Products of Animal Origin (POAO)
• Demonstrated cost control capability, including demurrage, detention and landed cost management
• Confident operating with decision authority rather than dependency on escalation
• Strong ERP/Sage experience with a high standard of data accuracy
• Calm, decisive, and commercially focused with a preventative, control led mindset

• Salary €60,000+ DOE
• Full-time, permanent position
• Hybrid working available (2 days per week from home following probation)
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution (post-probation)
• Private health insurance (post-probation)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On site parking
• Immediate start available

to Rebekah Shields, Global Recruitment Managing Director,