Shipping Manager in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

We are actively looking to engage proactive and analytical Shipping Manager to join our Shipping & Supply Chain team based in Nottingham. This is an excellent opportunity for a shipping & procurement professional to develop their expertise in international sourcing, supplier management, and commodity purchasing. The new role as a Shipping Manager is based in Nottingham on a hybrid basis!

Client Details

My client is a well-established and growing business with an annual turnover of approximately £250 million, specialising in the sourcing and supply of raw commodities from global markets. With an extensive international supplier network, the company imports key materials from regions across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, ensuring a reliable and sustainable supply chain for its customers. You will join a close-knit team who play a key role in supporting the procurement of raw commodities—sourced from suppliers across the globe—ensuring continuity of supply, cost-effectiveness, and quality in line with company standards.

Job Description

As a Shipping Manager you will report into the Operations Director on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Nottinghamshire office:

• Shipping & Carrier Management: Manage inbound and outbound logistics, shipping arrangements, hauliers, freight forwarders and carrier relationships.
• Managing a small team of five shipping, freight & supply chain specialists internationally shipping product across ocean, air and road freight.
• Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management
• Ensuring the full end-to-end delivery of all goods internationally via ocean/sea, air & road import and export. This includes all raw materials to our various production lines across EU, UK, US and RoW - alongside the shipping of finished manufactured goods - all through 3rd party shipping providers.
• Negotiating shipping rates directly and managing carrier performance on a review basis.
• Overseeing the team responsible for handling the operational requirements of the in-house supply chain and communicating to key internal stakeholders around freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Providing shipments that are delivered OTIF, across a variety of INCO Terms and within a cost effective manner.
• Monitor KPIs, investigate shipping discrepancies or delays, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and service levels.
• Working with the Chamber of Commerce to obtain export documentation and managing Letters of Credit requirements.
• Ensure full compliance within the UK customs regulations & HMRC guidance for all freight activities - including The Windsor Framework for NI & ROI.
• Ensure compliance with customs regulations, and international shipping requirements, resolving any customs-related issues that arise through utilising a network of customs brokers.
• Facilitate and manage any external audits conducted by regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with VAT & Duty requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have experience within the international shipping and freight markets ideally with experience in FMCG, Food, Commodities shipping. The Shipping Manager will have the following skills and experience:

• 4+ years’ experience in Shipping and International Logistics.
• Advantageous experience within Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Buying within the shipping or commodities industries
• Experience managing multi-modal shipping processes and partners (air, sea, road freight)
• Experience of pricing & planning ocean or road freight within a freight forwarding or supply chain environment is advantageous, however, not essential
• Knowledge of the food, ingredients and commodity categories would be advantageous.
• Excellent commercial acumen and analytical skills
• Commutable to Nottinghamshire on a hybrid basis.
• Knowledge of shipping through various INCOTerms is extremely advantageous.

What's On Offer?

• £53,000-£65,000
• Annual bonus of circa 10%-25%
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding