Freight Coordinator

Chelmsford Import-Focused Sea Freight Bias

Are you an experienced multimodal freight professional looking for a role that offers variety, stability, and a healthy work-life balance?

We're working with a well-established freight forwarder based in Chelmsford, seeking a proactive Multimodal Operations Coordinator to join their growing team.

This role is import-focused, with a strong bias toward sea freight, handling cargo primarily to and from the Far East.

You'll be responsible for the end-to-end management of import shipments, while also gaining exposure across all modes of freight and customs entries.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing multimodal import shipments (sea freight biased, with air and road exposure)

• End-to-end operational control from origin to final delivery

• Coordinating shipments to and from the Far East

• Completing and overseeing customs entries

• Liaising with overseas agents, shipping lines, hauliers, and customers

• Ensuring compliance, accuracy, and excellent customer service throughout

• Experience in multimodal freight forwarding

• Strong sea freight import knowledge (essential)

• Familiarity with customs processes and entries

• Comfortable handling shipments from the Far East

• Organised, detail-oriented, and commercially aware

• A team player who enjoys variety across different transport modes

• General office hours: 08:00 - 16:30

• Flexibility around similar working-hour combinations may be available

WR Logistics are the recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit in the UK & USA for permanent jobs.

WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.