Freight Coordinator
hace 6 días
Doncaster
Role: Senior Freight CoordinatorLocation: Doncaster (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home)Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 The Role The role as Senior Freight Coordinator will see you sit at the centre of inbound freight - managing shipments across sea, air, and road, ensuring product lands on time, in full, and in the most cost-effective way possible. You'll be dealing with a mix of suppliers, forwarders, and internal stakeholders - so the ability to challenge, prioritise, and make decisions is key. Key Responsibilities • Managing inbound freight from international and domestic suppliers through to DC delivery, • Planning and booking containers, tracking shipments, and staying ahead of issues, • Proactively resolving delays before they impact stock availability, • Working closely with freight forwarders, carriers, and customs brokers, • Holding partners accountable on service, cost, and performance, • Ensuring all documentation and customs requirements are accurate and compliant, • Monitoring freight spend, approving invoices, and spotting cost leakage, • Reducing demurrage, detention, and unnecessary storage costs, • Aligning closely with buying, planning, and warehouse teams during peak periods Key Experiences • Proven experience in freight forwarding, shipping, or inbound logistics (Ideally as a Senior Freight Coordinator), • Strong understanding of international freight (sea freight essential, air/road a bonus), • Confident working with forwarders, carriers, and suppliers globally, • Good grasp of customs processes, documentation, and Incoterms, • Commercially aware - someone who cares about cost, not just movement, • Calm under pressure and able to prioritise when everything is urgent