Commercial Coordinator - Freight Forwarding

Right Now Group is recruiting for a Commercial Coordinator to join an established and growing international freight forwarding business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in freight forwarding who enjoys working with systems, managing data, supporting operational teams and developing their commercial knowledge.

The position will initially focus on supporting the company's Gateway operation, helping to manage shipment information, schedules, freight rates and operational processes. As the Gateway workload is managed, you'll also have the opportunity to support the wider commercial team with pricing across Air, Sea, Road and Rail freight, supplier management and other areas of the business.

This is a varied position offering genuine opportunities to learn and develop within an international freight forwarding environment. The Role - Commercial Coordinator Working closely with the Gateway, Operations and Commercial teams, you'll help ensure that shipment information, supplier rates and operational data are accurately maintained within CargoWise.

You'll play an important role in keeping the Gateway operation running efficiently, whilst gradually gaining exposure to multimodal freight pricing, procurement and commercial processes. The successful candidate will need to be organised, confident using computer systems, comfortable working with figures and willing to take on new responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities - Commercial Coordinator Gateway & Operational Support Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Gateway team. Monitor shipment volumes and assist with load planning and capacity management.

Liaise with origin offices and internal teams to coordinate shipment requirements. Create, update and maintain shipment schedules. Ensure shipment information, costs and operational data are accurately recorded within CargoWise.

Assist with maintaining and improving operational processes and procedures. Support the efficient movement of freight by ensuring information is accurate and readily available. Freight Rates & Systems Management Maintain and update supplier buy rates within CargoWise.

Ensure freight rates and cost information are accurate and up to date. Assist with allocating supplier costs to individual shipments. Create and maintain customer-specific rate cards. Support the development of automated rating processes within CargoWise.

Identify opportunities to improve system accuracy and operational efficiency. Commercial & Pricing Support Assist the commercial team with preparing freight quotations. Gain exposure to pricing across Air, Sea, Road and Rail freight.

Support ad hoc customer pricing requests and tender submissions. Liaise with suppliers and overseas offices to obtain competitive freight rates. Help ensure quotations are accurate and commercially competitive. Develop an understanding of freig...

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