Sea Freight Export Clerk

Our client is a well-established freight forwarder offering bespoke freight solutions by air freight, sea freight, and road freight. With a global infrastructure, offering a personal service for global companies no matter how small or large the shipment.We are now recruiting for a Sea Freight Exports Clerk based in Newcastle-under-Lyne. Your role will involve the full sea freight cycle from start to finishMain Duties Booking in GRN's onto the freight system, updating on hand manifests and emailing to overseas customers. Taking bookings from customers & agents and making the subsequent bookings with the shipping lines Transferring LCL shipments to consol load warehouses. Arranging UK haulage when required. Competent with NES export declarations and pending CDS declarations. Booking in deliveries and sending load paperwork to our warehouse team for container loading Submitting VGM's using Destin8 and CNS. Sending UCR and Bill of lading instructions to the shipping lines. Quoting customers and overseas agents LCL and FCL. Raising MBL's and HBL's and all required paperwork for specific markets. Organising consular documents when required. Sending pre alerts to overseas agents Finalising the billing to either customer or overseas agent. Experience required Sea Freight exports experience Customer service skills are essential to have good interaction with customers and overseas agents. Proficient in word & excel. Be cost conscious and profit aware. Full training will be given on the inhouse freight system.Benefits Salary circa £27,000 and dependant on experience. Hours of work 09:00 - 17:00 1 hour for lunch 22 days holiday allowance - rising to 31 days depending on length of service. Available with an Immediate start.