Shipping Co-Ordinator; Pharma​/Medical

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding within the pharma/medical sector for a new role as a Shipping Co‑ordinator (Pharma/Medical) in Leicestershire on a hybrid basis.

My client is an SME freight & logistics business experienced within the pharma and life‑science distribution sectors. They ship a variety of temperature‑controlled medical products across the world using air, sea and road freight forwarding solutions and are based in the Leicestershire area.

• Managing the pricing, quoting, booking and file monitoring of freight across import & export across air, sea & road freight within the medical and pharma sector.
• Manage air, sea & ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end‑to‑end shipping and customs documentations.
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients' business requirements.
• Inform customers about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Handle customs entries (EUR1's / ATR1's) and arrange billings for VAT/Duties.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation).
• Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA in line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.

• 2+ years’ experience in freight forwarding with the medical and/or pharma sector.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance (not essential).
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
• Commutable to Leicestershire on a hybrid basis.

• £35,000-£40,000.
• 32 days annual leave.
• 10% company bonus / profit share.
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World‑class training & development and large opportunities to progress.