ir Freight Coordinator - London | Build your career in international logistics with a global industry leader.
Why apply for this Air Freight Coordinator role?
You'll be joining an international business where you can build valuable experience and progress within the logistics industry:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Full-time position with shift patterns as per contract
- Progression and development opportunities
- Training and support to help you build your expertise
- Exposure to international air freight and freight forwarding
- Gain valuable experience across customs, airline transport and gateway operations
- Opportunity to work with major customers and suppliers
- Join a global logistics organisation with excellent career potential
- A varied and fast-paced role where every day brings new challenges
Key Responsibilities:
As an Air Freight Coordinator, you'll help ensure the smooth and efficient movement of consignments through the gateway, coordinating shipments, vehicles, documentation and customer requirements while maintaining strict operational and regulatory standards.
- Coordinate vehicles collecting and delivering consignments from airlines
- Manage the flow of consignments arriving and departing the gateway
- Ensure shipments are processed accurately, safely and securely
- Complete customs reports and operational documentation
- Raise records within the ETSF and discharge T1s from overnight deliveries
- Ensure accurate data is captured and uploaded onto internal systems
- Complete daily work schedules within agreed deadlines
- Monitor invoicing, job costing, CIA, netting and milestones
- Resolve queries from customers and suppliers promptly and professionally
- Maintain strong working relationships with customers and suppliers
- Complete internal and external rate reviews where required
- Support cost control and operational efficiency
- Follow strict SOPs, KPIs and regulatory requirements
- Ensure best-practice processes are consistently followed
- Work closely with internal teams to deliver excellent customer service
What we're looking for:
We're looking for an organised and proactive logistics professional who can thrive in a time-sensitive environment and is keen to develop their career within international freight.
- Previous experience within air freight, freight forwarding or logistics
- Knowledge of import and export procedures
- Experience working with consolidations would be advantageous
- Previous airline transport experience would be beneficial
- Understanding of DfT/CAA, HMRC and IATA regulations
- Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and other IT systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Systematic and methodical approach to your work
- Able to prioritise tasks and consistently meet deadlines
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Self-motivated, professional and enthusiastic
- Strong team player with excellent relationship-building skills
- A genuine desire to learn, develop and progress within the freight industry
If you're an experienced Air Freight Coordinator looking for a new opportunity in London where you can develop your international logistics experience and build a long-term career, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Number │ 48970 / INDINDUSTRIALWC
Location │ London
Role │ Air Freight Coordinator
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Air Freight Coordinator in London employer: Platinum Recruitment Consultancy
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