Hampshire Vacancies

Vacancy: Marine Forwarding / Marine Sales Executives - vari
Area: Southampton
Salary: £excellent - DOE
Details: Our client, a leading global forwarder is looking to strengthen its specialist marine division due to continued expansion within this niche. Our client is keen to talk to experienced marine freight forwarders and marine sales executives who are looking to advance their career and join a well respected freight forwarder where they will be rewarded for their efforts. Candidates must have a marine forwarding background and have experience in shipping yachts around the globe; race logistics and / or marine spares. Candidates must have experience of dealing with out of gauge / project cargo; be confident negotiating rates with suppliers; have a proven ability to build relationships with clients; be happy attending boat shows and various marine events not only in the UK but worldwide. If you have previous marine forwarding or marine forwarding sales experience then our client would be very keen to talk to you. Confidentiality assured.
Ref: SOUMFS0281
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Help Desk Analyst
Area: Nr Southampton
Salary: £Excellent - Neg
Details: Our client a leading IT / Software provider to the shipping & freight forwarding industry is looking to recruit an industry professional to join their Help Desk team. Candidates must have a strong freight forwarding or shipping line background and be a confident user of CNS Compass; Destin8 and CHIEF; along with a good understanding of Customs software / freight management packages such as Impatex; Datafreight or FCL. Candidates must have good IT skills and ideally be confident networking PCs; adding drivers; installing printers and know there way around a PC / Network, not just the basics. This role would suit someone with a passion for IT but who has a good understanding of the shipping industry but wish to advance their career out of but linked to the freight industry, Candidates must have excellent communication skills; be able to work under pressure; be analytical in their approach. Some out of hours work will be required when on call (shared). This is a great opportunity to join an expanding company; a great team and the possibility of real career progression.
Ref: SOUHDA0273
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Export Operations Co-ordinator
Area: Eastleigh
Salary: £20 - 25K
Details: Our client a leading global shipping company / NVOCC is looking to recruit an experienced export co-ordinator to join their friendly, busy team at their offices based in Eastleigh. Candidates must have a good solid export background albeit from a shipping line or a freight forwarder. The successful candidate will be responsible for dealing with key clients; making bookings with lines; managing the documentation flow; tracking shipments and providing an excellent customer service to clients at all times. The successful candidate will also be responsible for rate negotiation and compiling quotes, so must be very commercially aware. Excellent opportunity to join this well respected and established company. Free parking.
Ref: SOUEOC0270
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Sales / Business Development Executive
Area: Southampton - Covering South
Salary: Basic around £30K + Comm
Details: Our client a well established and expanding freight forwarder is looking to recruit an experienced forwarding professional to join their friendly team in the role of Sales Executive. The successful candidate will be responsible for following leads; developing new business through leads and contact; client visits; presentations and preparing quotations & tenders. This is an out and out sales role covering Southern England so candidates must wither have a proven sales background or be able to demonstrate a hunger to succeed in a field sales role within a competitive market. This is a great opportunity to join a company that is rapidly expanding and can offer career progression as it grows. Candidates must have a good solid forwarding background and ideally a proven sales record.
Ref: SOUSE0269
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Inside Sales / Commercial Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: £Neg
Details: Our client a well established freight forwarder based in Southampton is looking to recruit a commercially minded Inside Sales Co-ordinator to join their small sales team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the field based sales executive by generating new business leads by:

*Tele-canvassing prospective customers from company database / leads
*Appointment making for the Sales Executive
*Promoting the company to existing & potential new clients
Database management
*Working to agreed targets and reporting on sales activity
*Sending out introduction emails; presentations & quotations

Candidates must have had some exposure to the shipping / freight / logistics industry as you will be selling the company's services to logistics & supply chain managers. Candidates must be confident and outgoing; have excellent communication skills and ideally have a commercial / sales background. The role will be mainly telephone based, so candidates must be confident hitting the phones from day 1 and not be put of by rejections. Great career progression for the right candidate to move into a more senior sales role. Free Parking, Monday to Friday 9-5 although flexible / part time hours MAY be an option.
Ref: SOUIS0268
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Trainee Shipping Co-ordinator
Area: Hedge End
Salary: £12 - 15K
Details: Our client, a leading specialist shipping & logistics company is looking to recruit a Trainee Shipping Co-ordinator to join their friendly import team. Candidates will be provided with full training on arranging worldwide shipments; handling and co-ordinating shipping documentation; speaking to shipping lines and overseas agents; dealing with clients and arranging deliveries, along with ensuring all HM Revenue & Customs procedures are adhered to. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global shipping company which will prevent excellent career opportunities within an exciting; challenging and fast paced industry. Great working environment; good benefits including Pension and Health Care, plus free parking.
Ref: SOUTIC0266
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Ocean Pricing Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: £Excellent plus Benefits
Details: Our client a leading global freight forwarder is looking to recruit an Ocean Pricing Co-ordinator to join their busy Southampton office and to work within their commercial team. The main purpose of the role is to provide commercial support to the sales team, in particular to maintain pricing information; provide quotations to clients and internal customers. The role will also involve handling the tender responses (RFI / RFQ). The position will require a broad spectrum of relationships, both external and internal; the primary relationship being client focused. As well as quotations you will be responsible for logging all quoted; produce reports for management showing success rate and reason for not obtaining business; stat reports; providing leads to sales teams; develop new business; enhance existing client relationships and manage client databases. Candidates must have previous shipping / forwarding / import / export experience and be commercially minded; good IT skills and customer focussed. Good basic salary; pension & Health Care. Great career opportunity.
Ref: SOUOPC0265
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Import Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: £18K
Details: Our client is one of the leading freight forwarder's in the UK is looking to recruit an Import Clerk for their ever expanding Southampton office. Candidates must have had some exposure to the shipping industry; albeit liner; logistics; forwarding or transport and be looking to make their next move within the industry where they will get the opportunity to expand their import knowledge and to further their career. In this particular role the successful candidate will be responsible for working within a team that manages a specific large corporate retail account (a very well known brand) and you will be responsible for managing documentation flow; tracking consignments; learn Customs entries; arrange transport and compile shipping reports. This is a role that will present a challenge and will be varied. Candidates must be analytical; good attention to detail and have good IT skills. This is a great chance to join a well respected forwarder within a great working environment and friendly team.
Ref: SOUIF0262
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Trainee / Import Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: £12 - 15K DOE
Details: Our client is one of the leading freight forwarder's in the UK is looking to recruit an Import Clerk for their ever expanding Southampton office. Candidates should ideally have had some exposure to the shipping industry; but our client is happy to take on a trainee who is keen; confident and enthusiastic to start a career within the shipping / logistics industry. The successful candidate will be trained in arranging shipments into the UK from Far East / US; Customs clearance procedures; shipping documentation & arranging deliveries. Our client boasts many well known brands as customers including many major retailers. This is a great opportunity for someone to start a career within the industry and to progress with a forward thinking company. Candidates must have excellent communication / customer services skills and be IT literate. Hours Mon - Fri 9-5.30; benefits include free parking; pension and paid overtime.
Ref: SOUTIC0226
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Senior Import Forwarder
Area: Southampton
Salary: c£24 - 26K
Details: Our client, a well established privately owned medium sized freight forwarder based in central Southampton is looking to recruit an experienced Import Forwarder to join their busy import team. Candidates should have a good solid import background and be confident arranging shipments from origin to destination, mostly by sea but multimodal experience would be advantageous. Candidates must be confident completing Customs entries using various CPCs including home Use; IPR & CFSP; along with classifying goods to their correct commodity code. You must be confident arranging UK transport and negotiating rates with various suppliers and compiling quotations for clients ensuring maximum profitability. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career. Friendly & modern working environment plus free parking.
Ref: SOUSIF0224
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Terminal Operations Analyst / Export Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: £19 - £23K
Details: Our client, a leading global shipping line is looking to recruit a Terminal Operations Analyst to join its busy, friendly team at its Southampton Port office. The main functionality of this position is to manage the daily flow of export containers through the Port ensuring they are successfully shipped onboard vessels; liaise with other offices to manage shipments; compiling reports; arrange transhipments; liaise with SCT; manage paperwork such as manifests and DG notes. There will also be a small element of ships agency work, so the flexibility to attend ships out of office hours / weekends is a must. Candidates should posses excellent communication skills; be a team player; have a clean driving licence and be confident using various IT packages including MS Office. Benefits include; free car parking; health insurance; pension and gym membership just to name a few.
Ref: SOUTOA0218
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Freight Forwarding Manager
Area: Hedge End
Salary: c£25K
Details: Our client a well established supply chain solution / logistics provider is looking to recruit an experienced freight forwarder to manage & build their forwarding department (currently 1 direct report) to compliment their existing 3rd Party Logistics services. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing both operational and administrative hands on management of all freight forwarding activities; train a new team member who has recently joined the forwarding department; manage the day to day forwarding activities; manage key accounts; look to expand and promote the company's freight forwarding services; manage the Customs entry process and all other forwarding activities; quoting clients and negotiating rates with suppliers ensuring that maximum profit is achieved. This is a great opportunity to join a well respected major player that boasts a number of high street brands as clients. You will be given the opportunity to grow with the forwarding department and at the same time progress within the company building and managing a team. Free parking.
Ref: SOUFFM0217
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Logistics Project Manager
Area: Basingstoke
Salary: £35-42k
Details: The role is based at our clients offices in Basingstoke
but will require regular travel to our various manufacturing sites e.g. Poland & France and also various Warehouses based all over Europe and perhaps occasional travel further abroad - average might be 1 week away from home per month - will vary - might be more during initial induction period. The role will have one direct report initially - Logistics Operations Coordinator, might increase to more direct reports as the company/departments evolve/change.
The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills and proven experience in coordinating with various departments: Material Planning and Control, IT, Operations Planning, Warehouses etc. Must be able to arrange and lead cross functional projects. Able to audit processes and identify weaknesses. Proven experience in liaising/auditing/managing warehouses processes.
Must have a logistics qualification and a sound understanding in Logistics, including import, export requirements and Incoterms. Must be able to calculate holding costs, operations costs and packaging loops. Also be a competent writer of customer's communications. Experience with BPCS (MRP Systems), EDI, and Barcode labelling would be a huge advantage. You will need to be fluent in English and German and preferably at least one other European language.
Experience/knowledge of automotive/air-conditioning industry would be a distinct advantage. You will need to be a Member of Institute of Logistics or equivalent. There is an excellent salary/benefits package for the right candidate.
Ref: SOULPM0213
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Freight Forwarding Sales Executive
Area: Southampton
Salary: £Good Basic + Comm + Car Allow
Details: Our client, a well established and respected freight forwarder and logistics provider is looking to recruit an experienced Freight Forwarding Sales Executive to join it's commercial team and to actively promote the company's forwarding & supply chain solution services to new clients and to up-sell to existing customers. Candidates must be confident creating their own leads and hunting for new clients / business and managing the complete sales pipeline. Candidate's must be able to demonstrate a solid sales background within a forwarding environment, and the ability to hit targets. Our client offers its customers the highest service levels coupled with competitive rates. Great basic salary plus commission structure is being offered along with a car allowance and other benefits you would expect from a field sales role. Great company & great opportunity!
Ref: SOUFFSE0200
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Import / Export Forwarding Clerk
Area: Southampton
Salary: £21 - 24K
Details: Our clients is a well established privately owned freight forwarder, who is looking to expand its current Southampton team by recruiting an experienced freight forwarder. Candidates should be confident arranging import shipments from origin to final destination; handling all documentation; classifying goods and completing Customs clearance to various regimes, ideally using LSI Sigma Datafreight, but similar systems would be fine as full training will be provided. Candidates should also be confident in arranging UK haulage; negotiating rates and quoting new clients. Export experience would also be beneficial as the company also has a strong export division and the successful candidate could be actively involved in both if they wish making the position more challenging and interesting. Candidates should be commercially minded and team players. Our client offers a great working environment; friendly team and free car parking. Ideally candidates will have experience in CNS Compass; CHIEF; Destin8; LSI Sigma and MS Office.
Ref: SOUIFC0193
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Commercial Administrator
Area: Portsmouth/Thamesmead
Salary: £20-25K Pro rata
Details: Our client, a leader in the marine industry, is looking for a Commercial Administrator to join their busy team based in Portsmouth. The successful candidate must have experience in working as a Commercial Administrator. You will be required to provide a high level of customer service and ensure that all relevant documentation is completed in a timely manner. Communication both internally and externally are of great importance to ensure that orders and deliveries are completed successfully and efficiently. This Role is a Fixed Term Contract for 6 months (possibility of extension). The role will involve travelling between Portsmouth and Thamesmead, which will be fully expensed including any over night stays.
Ref: SOUCA0189
Type: Temporary

Vacancy: Shipping / Admin Co-ordinator
Area: Southampton
Salary: c£20K
Details: Our client, a rapidly expanding specialist shipping & forwarding company is looking to recruit a Admin / Shipping Co-ordinator to assist in the day-to-day accounting / admin responsibilities; allocating payments; inputting details and raising payments etc... coupled with operational responsibility, assisting the senior forwarding team to arrange shipments of valuable, prestigious cargo around the world. This is an excellent opportunity to join and grow with a company which has aggressive expansion plans and to be part of this exciting stage. Excellent working environment; friendly team and free parking.
Ref: SOUSAC0566
Type: Permanent

Vacancy: Sales / Business Development Manager
Area: Southampton
Salary: C£30-35K + Comm + Car
Details: Our client a leading freight forwarder with a network of UK & overseas offices is looking to recruit an experienced industry sales / business development manager to join their Southampton team and to be responsible for hunting and winning new business along the South Coast / Southern England territory. Candidates must have a proven sales background within the logistics industry and be confident selling both ocean and air freight services to a varied client base from SMEs to well known brands. The successful candidate will be responsible for the complete sales pipeline from presenting to clients through to account management and up-selling. Our client is offering a competitive basic salary; commission / bonus structure on new business and a fully expenses company car.
Ref: SOUSBM058
Type: Permanent