Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor in Nottingham on a hybrid basis!

Client Details

My client is a SME shipping and distribution business, with huge ambitions for growth, in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for a large commodity trading business in Nottinghamshire. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor you will report in to the Operations Director on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Nottingham office:

• Managing a small team of 5 specialist shipping, freight and supply chain specialist across road, air & sea freight
• Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management
• Plan, schedule, and oversee export and import shipments with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and transport providers. Ensuring cargo is booked, loaded, and shipped according to customer and business requirements across a variety of different INCOTerms
• Overseeing the team responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Organising transport through third party transit means - such as air freight, sea freight and dedicated road freight transport.
• Monitor KPIs, investigate shipping discrepancies or delays, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and service levels.
• Completing various types of shipping documentation such as bill of laden, airway bills, export licensing, commercial invoices, gaining certificates of origin etc. 
• Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
• Ensure compliance with customs regulations, and international shipping requirements, resolving any customs-related issues that arise through utilising a network of customs brokers. 

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either road, air or sea freight forwarding industry. The ideal hipping & Supply Chain Supervisor will have the following skills and experience:

• 3+ year's experience in shipping or freight forwarding in any mode of freight (ideally focused on road freight)
• Experience leading or managing teams within a shipping, freight forwarding or supply chain environment.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across sea freight, air freight or road freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Nottingham on a hybrid basis

What's On Offer?

• £38,000-£46,000
• 32 days annual leave
• 10% - 15% company bonus / profit share
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress.