Location: Eastleigh, Southampton
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-17:00
Salary up to £36,000
We are currently supporting the search for an experienced Multimodal Freight Operator to join a well-established and growing freight forwarding business.
This is an excellent opportunity for an operations-focused freight professional to join a dynamic team delivering end-to-end logistics solutions across sea freight and European road movements.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing multimodal shipments across sea freight and European road freight, ensuring smooth operational delivery from origin to destination.
This is a hands-on operational position requiring strong attention to detail, excellent organisational ability, and a proactive, solutions-driven mindset.
You will work closely with internal teams, carriers, overseas agents, and customers to ensure shipments are processed efficiently, compliantly, and in line with service expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end multimodal freight operations (primarily sea freight and European road)
Coordinate import and export shipments from booking through to final delivery
Liaise with shipping lines, hauliers, overseas agents, and customers
Prepare and process customs documentation, including CDS import/export entries
Ensure compliance with customs regulations and internal procedures
Provide proactive updates and resolve operational issues as they arise
Deliver a high level of customer service and operational accuracy
Support the wider operations team with daily freight forwarding activity
Required Experience & Skills
Proven experience within multimodal freight forwarding, ideally sea freight and European road focused
Working knowledge of CDS import and export procedures
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple shipments simultaneously
Detail-focused with a strong problem-solving mindset
Confident communicator with good stakeholder management skills
Desirable (Not Essential)
Experience handling dangerous goods (DG) shipments
Exposure to air freight operations
Previous experience in a fast-paced freight forwarding environment
What's on Offer
Opportunity to join a well-established and growing freight forwarding business
Varied multimodal operational role with responsibility and autonomy
Supportive team environment with strong industry expertiseWR Logistics are the #1 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
Salary description
£33000.00 - £36000.00 per year