Ocean Freight Import​/Export Clerk

Full time | Lori Walsh Recruitment | United Kingdom

Posted On 02/17/2026

Work Experience 1-3 years

City Basildon

Province Essex

Postal Code SS14

Our client is a well established Freight specialist with offices Worldwide and is currently looking for an Import/Export Ocean freight Co‑ordinator. The role will be working on FCL loads within it’s busy Essex office which is based centrally in Basildon and provides free onsite parking.

Duties will include:

• Arranging FCL Sea shipments both Import & Export
• Liaising with suppliers, carriers and overseas offices
• Operate within company general procedures and requirements
• Liaising with overseas offices to arrange shipments
• Generating invoices per the terms of shipment & costing of files correctly to maximise profitability
• General day to day customer service and administration
• Working on CNS, CDS & Destin8, Excel & Word systems

Salary £28/32k depending on experience

Experience required:

• Experience of working within freight forwarding or shipping within either Imports or Export and ideally both although some training can be provided for candidates without both.
• Transport/Port regulations
• HM Customs regulations

To be successful for the role you will need to be a good Team player, be able to work under pressure and have good communications skills both verbal and written.