Import Export Manager

Import Export Manager
Location: Wolverhampton
Rate: Circa £400 per day (Negotiable)
We are recruiting for an experienced Import Export Manager to support an established manufacturing business supplying high-volume security products to customers across Europe and Asia. Interim contract role; initially 4-5 days a week for 4-5 weeks, or a few days a week fractional for a longer duration.

This Import Export Manager opportunity offers the chance to take ownership of the processes that connect warehouse operations, shipping documentation, customs compliance and international logistics.
The successful Import Export Manager will ensure that products, paperwork and systems remain fully aligned throughout the shipping process, reducing risk and maintaining customer service standards.
Main Duties
As Import Export Manager, you will:
• Oversee import and export operations.
• Manage shipping and customs documentation.
• Ensure products are correctly picked, packed and dispatched.
• Coordinate warehouse, logistics and administration teams.
• Maintain ERP and shipping system accuracy.
• Verify export documentation and shipment records.
• Liaise with freight forwarders and logistics providers.
• Drive process improvements across shipping and dispatch activities.
• Support customs compliance and international trade requirements.
Requirements
The ideal Import Export Manager will possess:
• Proven Import Export Manager experience.
• Strong knowledge of export documentation and customs procedures.
• Experience shipping products internationally, particularly to Europe and Asia.
• Understanding of freight forwarding and international logistics.
• Ability to work closely with warehouse and dispatch teams.
• A practical process improvement approach.
Suitable backgrounds include Import Export Manager, Export Manager, Shipping Manager, Logistics Manager, International Logistics Manager, Trade Compliance Manager, Customs & Export Manager and Export Documentation Manager.
This Import Export Manager role is available immediately for suitably qualified candidates