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Import & Export Freight Forwarder - Felixstowe - Salary Negotiable \n About the Company \n Our client is an established international logistics business with a strong reputation for delivering reliable freight and supply chain solutions across global markets. \n Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Import & Export Freight Forwarder to join their Felixstowe team. This is a great opportunity for a logistics professional who enjoys managing complex shipments, working with customers and overseas partners, and taking ownership from start to finish. \n Import & Export Freight Forwarder - The Rewards \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • Company pension\n, • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays\n, • Office-based role in Felixstowe\n, • Opportunity to work within a fast-moving international logistics environment\n, • Scope to develop your skills and take ownership of key customer accounts\n\n Import & Export Freight Forwarder - Requirements \n\n • 5+ years' experience within freight forwarding, shipping, logistics, or supply chain\n, • Strong import and export experience, ideally with sea freight\n, • Good knowledge of UK and international customs procedures\n, • Experience with export declarations, CDS entries, Carnets, and customs documentation\n, • Good understanding of Incoterms and international shipping regulations\n, • Dangerous Goods awareness\n, • Experience using freight management systems; Multi Freight experience would be advantageous\n, • Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail\n, • Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships with customers, carriers, agents, and suppliers\n, • Commercially aware with experience handling quotations, rates, and margins\n\n Import & Export Freight Forwarder - Responsibilities \n\n • Manage import and export shipments from start to finish across sea, road, air, and multimodal transport\n, • Manage key customer accounts and build strong, long-term relationships\n, • Coordinate customs documentation, declarations, tariff classifications, and duty requirements\n, • Liaise with shipping lines, carriers, overseas agents, and customers to ensure smooth shipment movements\n, • Provide guidance on Incoterms, customs requirements, and international shipping regulations\n, • Prepare quotations, negotiate rates, and support commercial pricing decisions\n, • Resolve shipment delays, exceptions, disputes, and operational issues\n, • Maintain accurate shipment and financial records within the freight management system\n, • Ensure all shipments are handled efficiently, compliantly, and within agreed service levels\n, • Identify opportunities to improve processes, customer service, and operational performance\n\n About Us \n Detail2Recruitment acts as an employment agency in respect of this position. Please note, due to a high volume of applications, you may not receive a response if unsuccessful. For information on how we may use, process, store and disclose your Personal Information, please refer to Detail2Recruitment website.

Seven Logistics are looking for a Junior Traffic Planner to join our team in Felixstowe. Job Type: Full-time, Permanent • Planning work from Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southhampton on allocated traffic sheet, • Managing allocated trucks and ensuring revenues and service levels are met, • Managing drivers and ensuring communication and relationships are kept up to high levels, • Ensure all current day issues are managed and resolved efficiently, • Booking and ensuring VBS are booked correctly, • Previous experience in a Traffic Office, • Knowledge of TOPS preferred, • Understanding of port and VBS systems, • Knowledge of haulage and container industry, • Attention to detail and good organisational skills, • Ability to work to tight deadlines, • Good people and team building skills, • Ability to multi-task, • Good Team player, • A driven, confident and motivated individual aspiring to further their care, • Good written and verbal communication skills, • Competitive salary based on experience, • 20 days holiday which increases with length of service, up to 25 days, • Birthday Day off after successful completion of probation, • Life assurance, • Pension, • Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, • On-site parking By ticking this box you consent to your contact details being stored by us for contact purposes. With over 25 years of industry knowledge, dealing with independents and multi-national companies, we have built a vast portfolio. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Freightliner is a leading UK intermodal logistics provider, offering rail, road and terminal solutions that connect ports, inland terminals and customer destinations across the UK. Through innovation, safety and sustainability, Freightliner delivers reliable, efficient and lower-carbon supply chain solutions for its customers. In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd. • Commercial accountability, • Growth and revenue responsibility, • Customer retention and engagement, • Onboarding and adoption activities, • Lead customer onboarding activity to accelerate adoption, maximise customer value, and support long-term account growth and retention., • Develop trusted customer relationships through proactive engagement, ensuring customer needs are understood and translated into growth opportunities., • Maintain accurate customer and commercial data to generate actionable business intelligence, supporting strategic account development, retention and revenue growth initiatives., • Drive adoption and utilisation of Freightliner Connect, enhancing customer lifetime value and strengthening customer loyalty and retention., • Proactively promote Freightliner Connect's capabilities to identify upselling opportunities, increase customer engagement, and deliver incremental revenue growth., • Support account development plans by identifying opportunities to expand customer spend, improve retention, and enhance overall commercial performance., • Drive customer adoption and utilisation of Freightliner Connect, embedding the platform within customers' operating models to increase engagement, retention and long-term account value., • Lead adoption initiatives across strategic accounts, ensuring customers maximise the value of Freightliner CONNECT's capabilities and digital services., • Develop and execute account adoption plans that improve customer engagement, strengthen relationships and increase platform utilisation., • Leverage Freightliner Connect as a commercial growth platform, identifying opportunities to increase customer spend, improve retention and support revenue growth., • Convert customer engagement and platform usage into measurable commercial outcomes, including account expansion, upselling opportunities and increased customer lifetime value., • Monitor and analyse platform activity to identify commercial opportunities, improve customer performance and support strategic account development., • Support the delivery of volume growth, revenue generation and margin improvement through proactive account management and customer development activities., • Identify and cultivate opportunities within existing and prospective accounts to increase volumes, expand service utilisation and achieve commercial growth targets., • Work collaboratively across Business Development, Sales and Service teams to convert opportunities into sustainable revenue streams and long-term customer partnerships. Relevant Industry or Role Experience: Proven background in a similar industry or role, demonstrating a strong understanding of the field. Commercial and Operational Leadership: Possess good leadership skills, with the ability to communicate effective both internally and externally. Financial Acumen: Financially literate, with the ability to navigate and respond to daily commercial challenges. Collaborative Experience: Demonstrated experience working closely with account management and operational teams, ensuring effective collaboration by Sales Support Team to deliver results. Agility and Initiative: Capable of working independently to drive the team, adapting to the day-to-day demands of the business to ensure success. • Approaches objectives with drive, energy, and enthusiasm., • Proactive approach to work and uses own initiative to implement improvements., • Sets high standards of work for self, and team,, • High level of integrity and openness, • Energetic, highly motivated, in pursuit of business growth and success., • Leads by example Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential. We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a competitive pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team. Freightliner is an established rail freight provider with businesses in the UK and Continental Europe. Offering customers a wide range of rail freight solutions to cater for the requirements of a diverse market sector, we provide a safe, reliable and cost effective rail freight partnership. At the core of all we do are our employees. Their hard work is fundamental to our success and we are equally committed to their growth and safety. Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential. We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a fantastic final-salary pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Based at our Head Office in Felixstowe, Suffolk. We're looking for a Junior IT Support Engineer to join our IT Team while also completing an apprenticeship specific to the role (Details below). Maritime is a UK-based, market-leading intermodal logistics company offering the complete solution for supply chain requirements including container transport and storage, curtainsided distribution and intermodal services. This is an excellent opportunity to join Maritime, we are a strong business with a secure future who recognize and reward hard work in very modern office environments. Maritime operates a range of IT equipment from PC’s, Printers, laptops to mobile devices through to software such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and custom bespoke applications known as TOPS, Cyman, and VIPER, all of which are supported by the IT team together with various 3rd parties. We administer 750 users from our 2 Datacentres which house and run around 100 Windows and 10 SQL Servers. We also support and maintain all the Maritime offices around the UK from a hardware and network point of view. You will be asked to work as part of the IT Support Team, we’re looking for someone to come in and begin to learn our junior roles before progressing through the ranks upon gaining experience. You will provide IT support to Maritime staff located in the UK via telephone, email, and face to face. Maritime is a fast paced and action-packed business which will create various challenges that have to be solved therefore can-do attitude is a must. The role is best suited to someone quick thinking, well organised and good at problem solving as the Maritime IT Support team resolve circa 1500 tickets every month. • Competitive salary, • Full training given, • Opportunities to progress, • Annual salary review (discretionary)., • Annual bonus (discretionary)., • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1., • Life assurance cover x3 from day 1 and up to age 66., • Group personal pension., • Employee assistance programme., • Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends, • You’ll be working for one of the market leaders, • Alongside your apprenticeship course you will be working as a Junior IT Support Engineer responsible for investigating and resolving tickets that are passed your way, this is all completed on a 3rd party ticketing system we use to manage all tickets., • Manage your own workload using the IT Support System (Manage Engine, ServiceDesk Plus), • Provide advice and guidance to end users on good practice for the use of computing equipment., • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and triage basic software and hardware issues., • Administration of user accounts through Microsoft Office 365 and Active Directory as well as administering accounts for 3rd party applications., • Problem solving mindset., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills., • Some familiarity with Microsoft operating systems., • High level of self-motivation with a desire to improve., • Full UK driving license., • Aptitude for computing technology and aware of the latest technological developments., • Ability to describe technical information in easy-to-understand terms. You will be provided with training from Maritime Team members as well as 3rd parties to develop your knowledge and bring you up to speed with the fast-paced way in which we work at Maritime, IT experience could be beneficial but not required however an eager willingness to accept and meet challenges is a must! • Willingness to learn and improve your skills., • Well organised with the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines while using your own initiative., • Decisive decision making., • Willing to ask questions when you’re unsure while maintaining confidence in your own ability. We are looking for our new team member to complete a roll specific apprenticeship alongside working as a Junior IT Support Engineer. We’d aim to get you settled into the business and familiar with day-to-day processes and after circa 3 months, then look to start the apprenticeship. Detail of the Information Communications Technician course can be found using the below hyperlink. We believe this course will give a future employee a great base level of knowledge to continue to build upon throughout their career at Maritime. Information communications technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary and remuneration package and excellent benefits. Should you not hear back from us then your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Container Commercial Manager - Felixstowe • Salary £40-50K + Car, • Pension, • Free Parking, • Sick Pay, • Casual dress, • Company socials, • Bereavement leave We are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to join an established container transport operation in Felixstowe. This is a customer-facing role for someone who understands the container transport market and can develop existing relationships while creating new commercial opportunities. • Develop and grow existing customer accounts., • Identify and secure new business opportunities., • Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline., • Develop relationships with freight forwarders, shipping lines and importers., • Prepare quotations, rate reviews and commercial proposals., • Attend customer meetings and industry events., • Work closely with Operations to ensure commercially viable solutions., • Monitor customer volumes, rates and account performance., • Support tenders and larger commercial opportunities., • Identify opportunities to introduce additional services, • Strong knowledge of container transport and the Felixstowe market., • Existing industry relationships and contacts would be advantageous., • Proven commercial, sales or account management experience., • Confident developing new business as well as managing existing customers., • Commercially aware with a good understanding of transport pricing and margins., • Strong communication and negotiation skills., • Self‑motivated and comfortable generating your own opportunities., • Able to build long‑term customer relationships rather than simply chase short‑term sales. A key commercial role with the opportunity to help shape the growth of an established container transport operation. We’re looking for someone who can combine industry knowledge, strong relationships and a proactive commercial approach to develop both existing and new business #J-18808-Ljbffr

We’re TIP Group – a proud Great Place to Work® – and we’re looking for a skilled and motivated Mobile Trailer Technician to join our team. If you're great with tools, love a well-maintained axle, and enjoy working in a team that values you, keep reading — this could be your best career move yet. • Carrying out inspections, diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on trailers at customer sites using a fully equipped mobile service unit (MSU), • Working closely with a supportive team that’s hands-on, always there when you need them, • Keeping our customers’ fleets road-ready and safe for the long haul, • Mechanical experience (trailers, HGVs, or similar), • A proactive mindset and a sense of ownership in your work, • A good sense of humour – we work hard, but we like a laugh too Because culture isn’t a poster on the wall and it’s something you should feel every day. We’re good at what we do and we put people first. We invest in your growth, value your voice, and genuinely care about our team. We don’t just say we’re a Great Place to Work® – we prove it. IT’S HOW WE ROLL. • £500 Welcome Bonus and £1,000 employee referral bonus, • Private Healthcare for You & Your Loved Ones, and 50% cost covered for your HGV medical, • Annual contribution towards your well-being, • Pension Scheme with Aviva, • Income Protection available in case of long-term sickness or disability, • Life Assurance (up to 3x annual base salary), • Ability to buy up to 4 additional days for more holidays!, • Awards & Recognition so you feel valued for your hard work (e.g. Christmas vouchers, business hero awards etc.) See why people love working at TIP and explore our benefits - learn more here! HGV Technicians, Plant Technicians, Army Engineers, Mechanical Fitters, Heavy Vehicle Mechanics, Maintenance Engineers, Heavy Equipment Fitters, Diesel Mechanics, Plant Maintenance Technicians, Plant Engineers, and Equipment Repair Technicians. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Seven Logistics are looking for a Transport Planner to join our team in Felixstowe. Job Type: Full-time, Permanent • Planning work from Felixstowe and London Gateway on allocated traffic sheet, • Managing allocated trucks and ensuring revenues and service levels are met, • Managing drivers and ensuring communication and relationships are kept up to high levels, • Ensure all current day issues are managed and resolved efficiently, • Booking and ensuring VBS are booked correctly, • Ability to maintain a high level of traffic planning under pressure, • Knowledge of TOPS preferred, • Understanding of port and VBS systems, • Knowledge of haulage and container industry, • Attention to detail and good organisational skills, • Ability to work to tight deadlines, • Good people and team building skills, • Ability to multi-task, • Good Team player, • A driven, confident and motivated individual, • Good written and verbal communication skills, • Competitive salary based on experience, • 20 days holiday which increases with length of service, up to 25 days, • Birthday Day off after successful completion of probation, • Life assurance, • Pension, • Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, • On-site parking #J-18808-Ljbffr

Our client is a well-established international logistics business based in Felixstowe, with a strong reputation for delivering reliable freight and supply chain solutions across European markets. Due to continued growth, they are now looking for an experienced European Road Freight Business Development Manager to join their team and play a key role in driving new business and expanding their road freight customer base across Europe. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven logistics professional who enjoys building new client relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and taking ownership of the full sales cycle within a fast-moving, international environment. • Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience, • Hybrid working, • Car allowance available, • Company pension, • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, • Opportunity to work within a growing and well-established European road freight operation, • Genuine scope to develop new business and build long-term client relationships, • Clear career development opportunities within an expanding business, • 2-3+ years' experience in business development, sales, or account management within European road freight or logistics, • Strong knowledge of European road freight operations, groupage, FTL/LTL, and cross-border movements, • Proven track record of winning new business and achieving sales targets, • Good understanding of customs procedures and documentation relevant to European road freight, • Confident, proactive approach to identifying and pursuing new opportunities, • Strong negotiation skills with commercial awareness around rates and margins, • Excellent relationship-building skills with customers, hauliers, and overseas partners, • Comfortable working independently and managing your own pipeline with minimal supervision, • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbalCompetent with Microsoft Office and CRM/freight management systems, • Identify, target, and develop new business opportunities across European road freight, • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients through proactive outreach and networking, • Manage the full sales cycle, from initial contact through to contract negotiation and onboarding, • Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers to maximise growth potential, • Work closely with the operations team to ensure smooth handover and delivery of new accounts, • Prepare and present competitive quotations, negotiating rates in line with commercial targets, • Keep up to date with market trends, competitor activity, and opportunities within European road freight, • Attend client meetings, site visits, and industry events as required (hybrid role, with travel as needed), • Maintain accurate records of sales activity, pipeline, and client interactions within the CRM system, • Collaborate with internal teams to identify opportunities to improve service offering and customer retention, • Report on sales performance, pipeline development, and key wins to senior management #J-18808-Ljbffr

Ocean Freight Specialist - Quotes & Shipments Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 Location: Felixstowe Position: Permanent, Full Time Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm Start Date: ASAP Are you an experienced Ocean Freight professional with a strong commercial focus and a passion for delivering excellent customer service? Our client, a well-established international freight forwarding and logistics provider, is looking for an Ocean Freight Sales Specialist to join their growing team in Felixstowe. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with proven freight forwarding experience who enjoys preparing quotations, coordinating shipments, and building lasting customer relationships. As Ocean Freight Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the sales function by preparing competitive quotations, coordinating ocean freight shipments from booking through to completion, and delivering a first-class service to customers. • Prepare accurate and competitive ocean freight quotations for customers, • Coordinate import and export ocean freight shipments from start to finish, • Liaise with shipping lines, overseas agents, hauliers and customers, • Follow up quotations to maximise conversion opportunities, • Build and maintain strong customer relationships, • Ensure all documentation is completed accurately and within deadlines, • Work closely with the sales team to identify new business opportunities, • Provide exceptional customer service and regular shipment updates, • Ensure all files are maintained in line with company procedures, • Support continuous improvement of operational processes, • A minimum of 3-4 years' experience working for a freight forwarder is essential, • Proven experience within Ocean Freight Forwarding, • Experience preparing freight quotations and managing shipments, • Good understanding of import and export ocean freight procedures, • Excellent communication and customer service skills, • Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail, • Commercial awareness with the ability to build and maintain customer relationships, • Confident using freight forwarding systems and Microsoft Office, • Ability to prioritise workload within a fast-paced environment, • Competitive salary of £35,000 - £38,000, • Monday to Friday working hours, 9:00am - 5:00pm, • 21 days' annual leave, plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday, • Death in Service benefit, • Bonus scheme - up to 10% of annual salary if the branch achieves its annual budgeted target (applicable from 2027 onwards for the successful candidate), • People's Pension statutory workplace pension scheme, • Excellent career development opportunities, • Friendly and supportive working environment, • Stable, full-time permanent position, • Immediate start available If you're an experienced Ocean Freight Forwarding professional looking to join a successful and growing logistics business where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr

James Kemball, is seeking a qualified HGV Class 1 night drivers to join the team. In this role, youll be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of containers across the UK. Will consider new drivers Salary: £40,921.09 salary quoted excl. overtime and performance related bonus. About You: 2 years container experience with skeletal trailers is advantageous Familiarity with working on port of Felixstowe, LGW & Tilbury Hold a clean valid Class 1 C+E HGV licence, along with an in-date DQC and Digital Tachograph Card ADR preferred but not essential as training can be provided. RHIDES Card advantageous Strong understanding of safe working practices and manual handling procedures Clear and confident communication skills Collaborative approach with a positive, proactive attitude Consideration will also be given to drivers with good HGV Class 1 experience What We Offer: Competitive salary and benefits package The opportunity to work within a well-established company in the Uniserve Group Support to develop your skills and experience The Company As part of the GB Global Group we do amazing things. We are at the forefront of change, leading the transformation of the logistics and global trade management market. We have big ideas that push the boundaries and heaps of ambition that means we deliver on our promises time and again. People are the backbone of our business and the key to our continued success which is why we invest in training and development at all levels. TPBN1_UKTJ

Senior Transport Planner Location: Felixstowe Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE + Company Car or Car Allowance, with flexibility for the right candidate Our client is a well-established container transport and logistics provider specialising in container haulage solutions. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join their busy operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced container transport professional to take on a senior planning role within a busy and established operation, managing the day-to-day planning of container movements while working closely with drivers, customers, shipping lines and depots. Key Responsibilities Plan and allocate daily container movements, managing drivers, vehicles and workloads Manage port collections, deliveries and VBS bookings Monitor container availability, vehicle movements and port systems Liaise with drivers, customers, shipping lines and depots throughout the day Proactively manage delays and operational issues, ensuring transport plans run efficiently Monitor driver hours and ensure transport plans remain compliant Utilise subcontractor and agency resource when required Maintain accurate transport system updates and effective handovers Requirements Minimum 2 years' experience within container transport planning or operations Strong knowledge of the Port of Felixstowe and container transport Good understanding of drivers' hours and transport compliance Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills Confident communicator with drivers, customers and suppliers Experience using transport and port-related systems Ability to prioritise workloads within a fast-paced operational environment Commercially aware with a strong customer-service focus Salary & Benefits £40,000 - £45,000 DOE, with flexibility for the right candidate Company car or car allowance depending on the overall package Permanent, full-time position Shift pattern with start times of 07:00, 08:00 or 09:00, finishing at 16:00, 17:00 or 18:00 respectively Company pension Life insurance Company events On-site parking Sick pay Opportunities for training and career development Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for. TPBN1_UKTJ