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Sea freight Import Operator - (LCL) Location: Central Manchester Hours: 8:00-4:30 / 9:00-5:30 (or similar full-time hours) We are currently working with a well-established freight forwarding business in central Manchester who are looking to recruit an experienced Import Operator to join their gro

Branch Owner - Freight Forwarding. This is an opportunity to own and scale a freight forwarding business. We are working with a well-established freight forwarding operation that is looking to bring in a Branch Owner to drive the next stage of growth.

Our client is an independent freight forwarder, well-established global freight forwarder and 3PL provider, they specialise in Freight Forwarding, alongside 3PL services, inventory management and bespoke fulfilment services based at Manchester freight terminal.

A leading logistics operator is expanding its Air & Sea division and seeking an experienced Senior Business Development Manager to drive national growth. Senior Business Development Manager - Freight Forwarding. Proven B2B freight forwarding or logistics sales experience (3+ years preferred).

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as an Freight Co-ordinator in Manchester.The role is based at Manchester Airport on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week).Client Details My client is a ma

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Freight Forwarding Business Development Manager working for a worldwide freight forwarding company with the scope to cover the whole of the UK with your client base.The role is remote, so we are open on where candidates can be based in the UK as you will be

Freight Forwarding Operator – Imports / Exports (Air, Road & Sea) Location: Wythenshawe, Manchester | Permanent | Competitive salary + benefits We’re working on behalf of a fast-growing freight forwarding company looking to recruit an experienced Freight Forwarding Operator to support

Freight Operations Coordinator Location: Manchester, UK Salary: £27,000 – £35,000 (DOE) Looking for a fresh step forward in your freight career? We’re supporting a respected freight company in Manchester that’s continuing to expand and is now searching for a proactive Freight Forwarder to strengthen their operations team. If you enjoy owning shipments end-to-end and want to be part of a business that invests in your growth, this role could be exactly what you’ve been waiting for. What You’ll Be Doing • Take responsibility for coordinating international freight movements and ensuring every shipment runs smoothly from collection to final delivery. Your day will include:, • Managing import and export moves across air, sea, or road, • Planning transport, collections, and onward deliveries, • Communicating with customers, carriers, and overseas partners, • Preparing customs documentation and handling clearances, • Tracking cargo, issuing updates, and keeping files compliant, • Completing invoicing and supporting general operations What You’ll Bring • At least 2 years’ experience within UK freight forwarding, • Strong understanding of customs processes, • Experience using freight systems (Cargowise, Multifreight, or similar), • Confident communicator with excellent organisation skills, • A hands-on, customer-focused approach Why You’ll Love This Role • Competitive salary from £27,000 – £35,000 (experience dependent), • Clear development pathways and ongoing training, • Supportive, friendly, and fast-moving team environment, • Opportunity to build your career within an established freight business If you’re ready to take the next step and want to join a company that recognises your expertise, apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion.

Gleeson has been partnered with a dynamic and expanding freight forwarding business to find an experienced Import Coordinator. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Air & Ocean freight professional to step into a pivotal role within a thriving SME, offering real career progression, hands-on responsibility, and the chance to shape the future of the logistics operation. Job Title: Key Account Manager Locations: Manchester Salary: £30 - £40,000 + Bonus Duties: • Coordinate shipments, ensuring smooth and timely delivery across various freight modes., • Assist in conducting market research on freight industry trends, pricing structures, and service options., • Support negotiations with carriers and suppliers to secure competitive rates and improve cost efficiency., • Prepare and process shipping documents, customs paperwork, and compliance checks., • Handle import and export documentation, including commercial invoices, bills of lading, certificates of origin, and customs declarations., • Ensure compliance with international trade regulations and customs requirements across all relevant countries., • Liaise with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and government agencies to ensure timely customs clearance and delivery., • Communicate with customers, providing updates, resolving issues, and offering tailored logistics solutions., • Track and monitor shipments, ensuring service levels are met and delays are addressed proactively., • Work closely with sales and account management teams to support pricing and operational strategies., • Use data analytics to review shipping costs, identify trends, and contribute to pricing decisions., • Experience with Handling Ocean , air Freight 1 year +, • Experience With Imports, • Experience of Freight Management systems such as Cargowise , CDS.etc., • Knowledge & Experience of customs clearance At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as an Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator in Manchester. The role is based at Manchester Airport on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week). Client Details My client is a market-leader in 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-pace 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. Job Description As a Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator you will report in to the Freight Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the office in Manchester: • Manage air, sea & road freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations., • Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation), • Nominating carriers, 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 secure 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 Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have an expansive background in freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Freight & Shipping Co-ordinator will have the following skills and experience: • 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding., • Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight., • Desirable experience of customs compliance, • Excellent customer service experience, • Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous, • Commutable to Manchester on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week). What's On Offer? • £34,000-£38,000, • Annual bonus of between £2,000-£3,000, • 32 days annual leave, • Comprehensive company benefits account., • Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding

About Us At SEKO, expert logistics and supply chain management is what we do. We deliver award-winning Ecommerce Solutions, Value-Added Freight Forwarding and specialist White Glove Services - empowering our clients with the tools to achieve remarkable growth across borders. To ensure we retain our position at the forefront of this exciting and rapidly developing industry, we want to find new people to work with us, who want to share in the future success of the business. We’re always looking for ambitious, dedicated, and problem-solving individuals to join us in providing game-changing solutions for our clients. Job Purpose: The purpose of this role is to actively support the continued growth and success of SEKO Logistics through a commitment to achieving our strategic goals. Meeting and exceeding the client expectations and actively support the Export Department with the smooth running of key accounts and client development through a committed approach to customer service, pro-active communication and relationship building with all customers, suppliers, colleagues and overseas offices. Effective time management and commitment to looking for new opportunities for growth and development from our existing customer base. Teamwork is imperative and customer needs, are paramount. Key responsibilities: • Proactively support all aspects of the Export Team by handling Key Accounts and the day to day requirements for clients, • Understand and comply with Standard Operating Procedures set out in line with customer requirements, • Customs Procedures - Assist the team in ensuring correct customs procedures are being used and followed, • Liaise with agents / suppliers as necessary, • Manage Air / Road / Sea Export operations from start to finish, • Adopt good Commercial awareness, • Timely and accurate invoicing and administrative tasks, • Clear, effective communication Skills and qualifications: • Specialized knowledge – operational freight forwarding, • Skills – customer service / customer facing service skills, • Abilities – computer literate, word, excel, outlook, well organized, • Knowledge of UK Multimodal Export and customs procedures, • Hands on approach-positive attitude, • Ability to think on your feet, • Ability to prioritize workloads, • Good attention to detail, • Team Player, • Good Geographical knowledge Details: • Monday – Friday, • 9am – 5:30pm, • 37.5 hours per week, • Permanent Compensation and benefits: • Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer contributions), • Referral scheme, • Death in service (4x salary), • Private healthcare after 6 months service, • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays with an extra day after 5,8-, and 10-years’ service, • Employee assistance programme, • Retailer discounts

Must have Sales experience within FREIGHT FORWARDING industry.Hybrid - 1 day in office per week where needed.Salary: up to £60k base (Inclusive of Car Allowance) + Commission ( OTE £100k+ ) & Benefits.Our client is a well- respected Freight Global Forwarding Company with Complete Global Covera

Import Operator - Freight Forwarding. We are working with a well-established and respected freight forwarding business seeking an experienced Import Operator to join their growing Manchester team.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and make an impact in the dynamic world of freight forwarding sales & business development? We’re seeking a driven and innovative Business Development Manager (Freight Forwarding) to join our forward-thinking team working remotely across the U

Business Development Manager required for a freight forwarding company - Air/Ocean freight, this role is for the North West of England.

Finding the fastest and most cost-effective transport solutions whether that is by air, sea or road or contract logistics. We are now recruiting for the Manchester office which is based in Altrincham for a Freight Forwarding Air Freight Imports Clerk. Producing all documentation for air freight impo

Airfreight Import Coordinator - Freight Forwarding Location: Wythenshawe Salary: up to £35,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Hours: Monday to Friday, flexible hours (hybrid 2 days from home 3 in the office) Are you an experienced Airfreight Import Coordinator ready to take ownership of a ke

This is an opportunity to own and scale a freight forwarding business. We are working with a well-established freight forwarding operation that is looking to bring in a Branch Owner to drive the next stage of growth. A profitable and scalable freight forwarding platform.

Senior Air Import Coordinator Location: Wythenshawe You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below. Salary: up £42,000 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Hours: Monday to Friday, flexible hours (hybrid 2 days from home 3 in the office) Are you an experienced Senior Airfreight Import Coordinator ready to take ownership of a key client portfolio in xrnqpay a dynamic, growing freight forwarding business? Our client, a well-established international logistics compa...

Due to their continued expansion, they are looking for a New Business BDM to join their team.

If you are interested in applying for employment with Woodland Group and are in need of special assistance, please send an email to recruitment@woodlandgroup. Woodland Group are recruiting Business Development Manager with a Freight Forwarding or Shipping background. Woodland Group is more than just

DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is part of DHL Group (DHL), which employs over 600,000 people globally. DHL Global Forwarding is a division of DHL Group and one of the world's leading providers of international freight transportation and logistics services.

If you’re a senior freight forwarding leader looking to take your impact to the next level, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and discover what it means to be part of DHL Global Forwarding — Excellence. DHL Global Forwarding is committed to diversity and inclusion.

The role encompasses strategic direction and operational excellence across multi-site freight forwarding operations.

Are you a results-driven supply chain professional with expertise in ocean freight operations and end-to-end supply chain management? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in delivering exceptional, client-focused service? If so, Unsworth wants you to lead our Supply Chain team to

Develop and deliver tailored forwarding solutions for both new and existing customers.

Inside Sales Support - Freight Forwarding Job Type: Permanent Location: Warrington or Basildon Post Code: WA1 1HU Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 Start Date: ASAP Leading Global Logistics company currently has a requirement to recruit an experienced Inside Sales Support - Freight For

Must have Sales experience within FREIGHT FORWARDING industry. Our client is a well- respected Freight Global Forwarding Company with Complete Global Coverage.

Develop and deliver tailored forwarding solutions for both new and existing customers.

Internal Sales Executive - Freight Forwarding Sector.

Our client is a global Freight and Logistics service provider whose services include award winning Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Domestic/ European Road Freight, Distribution and other Supply Chain Management Services.

Must have Sales experience within FREIGHT FORWARDING industry. Salary: up to £60k base (Inclusive of Car Allowance) + Commission ( OTE £100k+ ) & Benefits Our client is a well- respected Freight Global Forwarding Company with Complete Global Coverage.

Import Operator - Freight Forwarding Location: Manchester, Salford Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent We are working with a well-established and respected freight forwarding business seeking an experienced Import Operator to join their growing Manchester team. Key Responsibi

Sales & Development Executive (Logistics / Freight Forwarding)£34,000 - £38,000 + Commission + Training + Progression + Company Bonus + Company Benefits TilburyDo you have experience in sal

Import Operator - Freight Forwarding Location: Manchester, Salford Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent We are working with a well-est

Import Operator - Freight Forwarding Location: Manchester, Salford Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent We are working with a well-established and respected freight forwarding business seeking an experienced Import Operator to join their growing Manchester team. Key Responsibi

Import Operator - Freight Forwarding Location: Manchester, Salford Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent We are working with a well-est

This is an opportunity to own and scale a freight forwarding business. We are working with a well-established freight forwarding operation that is looking to bring in a Branch Owner to drive the next stage of growth. A profitable and scalable freight forwarding platform.

Operational Excellence Coordinator.Join Our Operational Excellence Team at The Compleat Food Group!.Were excited to offer an incredible opportunity for an Operational Excellence Coordinator to join our dedicated and professional team in Market Drayton!.At The Compleat Food Group, were proud to be a

Traffic Control & Guidance * Direct vehicles (HGVs, cranes, forklifts) using standardised BS 7121 hand signals.Manage traffic flow in confined spaces (site entrances, loading bays, public highways).Operate stop/go boards for Chapter 8 highway works.Safety Enforcement *

At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pa

Days only flexible start times.Flexible working – work from home Monday and Friday (3 days in the office Tues, Wed and Thurs).Westray Recruitment Group is looking to recruit a Shipping Planner for our client based in Blackburn.You will work within the shipping team working with shipping partne

Planner Salford At Build Recruitment, we work exclusively with built environment specialists around the UK.Our client is a leading property services organisation and they are looking for an experienced Planner to work out of their Salford office for an initial 12 week contract.The s

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Planner to join our Property Services NW team based in Bolton.The main purpose of the role is produce and manage construction programmes of various levels of complexity.Competitive Salary / Car Allowance / 26 Days Holidays / Pension Scheme / Free Parking / P

Senior Planner – Rail & Civil Engineering Location: Manchester (Hybrid working available) Salary: £65-75,000 per annum plus additional benefits We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner with a strong background in civil engineering, ideally within rail infrastructure projects, to j

We’re working with a crypto-native DeFi trading platform, backed by a leading digital assets firm (client name kept confidential), to hire a Senior Backend Developer.The team is building high-performance, decentralized trading infrastructure with a strong focus on execution quality and user experi

Ready for a Fresh Start in 2026? New year.Were welcoming driven, people-focused individuals who want to take control of their earning potential while working within a supportive, collaborative environment.As a Sales Representative , youll work alongside clients and build your own results with acces

Job Title: Invoicing and Operations Assistant.Location: Manchester (2/3 days in the office).The purpose of the role is to provide day to day support to the invoicing and operations team.Invoicing and Operations assistant is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely issuance of sales invoices,