FRENCH SELECTION (FS)
Senior International Logistics & Freight Forwarding Specialist
Location: Remote, UK
Hybrid work: Fully remote with occasional travel required
Salary: circa £45,000 per annum
Ref: 756LO
To apply using our preferred format, please visit the French Selection website, go to the vacancies page, and search for job reference: 756LO.
The Company:
Our client is a well-established international organisation providing specialist services to a global customer base.
Main Duties:
To coordinate and manage end-to-end international freight forwarding operations, ensuring efficient, compliant and cost-effective logistics solutions.
The Role:
- Manage international shipments across air, sea, road and rail freight.
- Oversee the full logistics process from planning through to delivery.
- Coordinate cargo handling, packing, customs clearance and export documentation.
- Select appropriate transport solutions based on shipment requirements.
- Manage Incoterms, compliance requirements and international trade procedures.
- Negotiate with freight forwarders, carriers, agents and logistics suppliers.
- Monitor shipments and resolve delays, discrepancies or operational issues.
- Identify process improvements and support operational efficiency.
- Provide guidance and support to an experienced logistics team, with progression towards a supervisory role.
The Candidate:
- Strong experience in international freight forwarding and logistics coordination.
- Excellent knowledge of air, sea and road freight operations.
- Good understanding of customs, Incoterms, VAT and export procedures.
- Experience with specialist cargo handling and export packing.
- Commercially aware with strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Excellent organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Senior-level experience with the ability to support and supervise an experienced logistics team.
- Previous team leadership or supervisory experience is highly desirable.
- Good geographical knowledge of international trade routes.
- Proficient in logistics systems and Microsoft Office.
- Able to work independently and manage priorities under pressure.
The Salary:
circa £45,000 per annum
French Selection is a leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international business (industries and services). We are the leading recruitment consultancy for German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking positions. We also recruit for positions requiring other languages including Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.
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