Job Title: Shipping Operations and Insurance Coordinator

Benefits: Private Healthcare Scheme, Gym Membership, Cycle Scheme

The Skills You'll Need: Shipping, Soft Commodities, Insurance, Strong Excel skills

Your New Salary: £50-70k plus a generous benefits package

Hybrid: 3 days in the office (Central London), 2 days at home

Status: Permanent Role

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 9-5.30 pm, Monday-Friday (37.5 hours/week)

Who You'll be Working For: International soft commodity merchant

To be successful in this role, our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• Have a visa or right to work that is longer than two years
• Logistics experience in soft commodities

What You'll be Doing as the Shipping Operations and Insurance Coordinator:

Working with the Trade team, you will be responsible for the physical shipment of cocoa beans to customers.

Duties will include:

• Providing logistics support to the trading team in collaboration with the Operations Manager
• Liaising with overseas operations, suppliers, shipping lines, freight forwarders, and warehouse partners
• Monitoring shipments and related documentation
• Checking and processing invoices for payment and liaising with the Accounts team
• Entering data accurately into the in-house system
• Handling damages in accordance with FCC rules
• Assisting with insurance claims, submitting monthly insurance declarations, and reporting
• Position keeping
• Providing management reports using Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, IF functions desirable)

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Proven experience in shipping/logistics within a similar environment
• Experience related to soft commodities
• Highly organized with the ability to track and manage multiple shipments in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage a high volume of shipments with large quantities
• Prior experience of insurance
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to travel approximately 10-20% across Europe, including origin countries and 3PL/4PL providers

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Please send your CV as a Word document. If successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. Due to high volume, we cannot provide individual feedback on CVs. Only candidates eligible to work in the UK and able to provide relevant documentation will be considered.

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