Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor in Nottingham on a hybrid basis!
Client Details
My client is a SME shipping and distribution business, with huge ambitions for growth, in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for a large commodity trading business in Nottinghamshire. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.
Job Description
As a Shipping & Supply Chain Supervisor you will report in to the Operations Director on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Nottingham office:
* Managing a small team of 5 specialist shipping, freight and supply chain specialist across road, air & sea freight
* Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management
* Plan, schedule, and oversee export and import shipments with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and transport providers. Ensuring cargo is booked, loaded, and shipped according to customer and business requirements across a variety of different INCOTerms
* Overseeing the team responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
* Organising transport through third party transit means - such as air freight, sea freight and dedicated road freight transport.
* Monitor KPIs, investigate shipping discrepancies or delays, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and service levels.
* Completing various types of shipping documentation such as bill of laden, airway bills, export licensing, commercial invoices, gaining certificates of origin etc.
* Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
* Ensure compliance with customs regulations, and international shipping requirements, resolving any customs-related issues that arise through utilising a network of customs brokers.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either road, air or sea freight forwarding industry. The ideal hipping & Supply Chain Supervisor will have the following skills and experience:
* 3+ year's experience in shipping or freight forwarding in any mode of freight (ideally focused on road freight)
* Experience leading or managing teams within a shipping, freight forwarding or supply chain environment.
* Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across sea freight, air freight or road freight.
* Desirable experience of customs compliance
* Excellent customer service experience
* Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
* Commutable to Nottingham on a hybrid basis
What's On Offer?
* £38,000-£46,000
* 32 days annual leave
* 10% - 15% company bonus / profit share
* Comprehensive company benefits account.
* World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed