Logistics & Shipping Graduate

We are actively looking to engage recent graduates with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as a Logistics & Shipping Graduate in Nottinghamshire! Full training will be given to a successful candidate who has a desire to grow their knowledge and understanding within the field.

My client is a market‑leader in a specialist area of the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast‑paced environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world’s largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, AOG, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

As a Logistics & Shipping Graduate you will report to the Shipping & Logistics Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the office in Nottinghamshire:

• Manage freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end‑to‑end shipping and customs documentation.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, BL, pre‑advices, loading confirmation)
• Nominating carriers, hauliers, shipping lines, airlines and GSA in‑line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.
• Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF, COO, clearance documentation etc)
• Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and securing allocations and operation efficiency
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements

The successful candidate will have a desire to join the freight forwarding industry across both import and export. The ideal Logistics & Shipping Graduate will have the following skills and experience:

• A recent graduate with a background or desire to join the freight, shipping & logistics industry.
• Proven experience within a customer‑focused opportunity
• A confident individual, with the ability and desire to grow both internal and external relationships within the industry
• An individual with the desire and ability to grow their knowledge based within the industry and progress into further opportunities.
• Commutable to Nottinghamshire, on a daily basis.

• 28,
• Comprehensive company bonus scheme
• Private healthcare (BUPA)
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding