Our Client, a multi-national, freight forwarder, has a vacancy for a Senior Sea Freight Operations Coordinator to manage the day to day activities and all the related administration as well as building relationships with potential and existing clients and ensuring that a high standard of customer care is prevalent at all times.Main Job Purpose * Manage the day to day Sea Freight operations. * Co-ordinate the export and import bookings of Sea Freight jobs. * Raising Job files and all of the appropriate operations paperwork. * Processing jobs through the MULTIFREIGHT software system. * Customs entries using the CDS System. * To be responsible for the daily checking of all Seafreight jobs and ensuring that clients are kept informed of any deviation to the agreed schedule. * Extensive client liaison and negotiation. * Extensive supplier liaison and negotiation. * Internal liaison with the sales team assisting with quotations and service information. * Managing the jobs from quotation stage to final invoicing in line with the client expectations and communicating effectively any service issues. * Maximising the gross profit by negotiating with the supplier base. * Proactively contacting the existing clients to maximise business potential. * Invoicing jobs on completion.Experience Required* Experience of Sea Freight Forwarding Operations* Sea freight exports* Commercially Aware* Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload* Ability to work on own initiative* Used to working to strict deadlines* Good Analytical Skills* Good CommunicatorTO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE PROVEN WORKING EXPERIENCE WITHIN A FREIGHT FORWARDING ENVIRONMENT IN SEA FREIGHT EXPORTSSalary/Benefits * Circa £30,000 - £34,000 Circa/ Flex - Dependent on experience. * Contributory Pension* 22 days holiday