Export Shipping Coordinator
| Posting date: | 03 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.5 to £15.0 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Hourly Rate / FTC |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1UE |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4740323_1762164925 |
Summary
Export Shipping Coordinator
Location: Loughborough (Onsite)
Contract: 12 Months | Full-Time (37.5 hrs/week)
Schedule: Monday-Friday | Flexible hours (8:00-16:00 or 9:00-17:00)
Pay Rate: £14.50-£15.00 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
Interview: 30-60 min onsite interview
Your new role
We're looking for an Export Shipping Coordinator to join a busy team supporting customers across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You'll help prepare shipping documents, handle customer queries, and make sure everything runs smoothly for international deliveries.
This role is based at a well-established global company known for supplying scientific products and services to the healthcare, research, and industrial sectors. They're a trusted name in the industry, with a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and supporting scientific advancement.
The position sits within their export customer service team, which handles international shipments across regions like Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You'd be helping to coordinate shipping documents, respond to customer queries, and ensure everything runs smoothly and compliantly.
It's a great opportunity to join a respected organisation, gain experience in international logistics, and work in a supportive team environment. If you've got coordination experience and enjoy working in a fast-paced setting, this could be a strong fit.
What You'll Be Doing
- Coordinate export shipments and documentation for assigned regions whilst preparing paperwork for global shipments
- Respond to complex shipping, customer questions and administrative queries
- Making sure all exports follow customs and compliance rules
- Handle customer due diligence processes, and support the export sales team with admin and coordination
- Collaborate with the Export Sales Team to meet service and performance targets
- Keeping things organised and meeting deadlines
- Uphold company values and professional standards in all interactions
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience in coordination or shipping admin
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Able to manage your workload and stay on top of tasks
- Comfortable using Microsoft Word and Excel
- Knowledge of export rules (IATA/IMDG) is a bonus
- Someone reliable, flexible, and ready to get stuck in
What you need to do now
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