Freight Forwarding

3 hours ago

Melbourne VIC, Australia People Group Full time $75,000 - $85,000 per year
  • Experienced Import Sea Freight Operator
  • Dedicated to personal and team development
  • Salary up to $75,000 - $85,000 + Super

IMPORT SEA FREIGHT OPERATOR - BRISBANE

Your New Company

This company thrives on innovation in freight forwarding, treating every shipment as vital to its customers' success. With extensive industry expertise, global connections, and advanced systems, they ensure on-time solutions through precise handling, seamless documentation, and skilled agents. Their commitment to excellence, urgency, and customer-first mindset consistently exceeds expectations, while ongoing staff training and robust safety programs foster a dedicated and highly skilled workforce.

Your New Role

  • Coordinate the end-to-end import sea freight process, including liaising with clients, carriers and overseas agents
  • Fostering strong relationships with clients and service providers
  • Management of telephone & email enquiries
  • Supply clients with import sea freight quotations
  • Support to seafreight and cross trade shipments as required
  • Working within this established operations team
  • Managing sea freight job registrations, handling documentation submissions, and closely coordinating with providers to ensure the smooth arrival of cargo.
  • Ensuring relevant certification is recorded updated and edited as necessary using CargoWise.
  • Ensure delays are minimised and the cartage team have all relevant information to allow the immediate delivery of Cargo/freight as soon as it has been cleared

What you'll need to succeed

  • Experience in Import Sea Freight Operators, logistics or related field
  • Positive can-do attitude working in a team
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Assertive and proactive approach to tasks
  • Experience using CargoWise One will be highly regarded
  • Hard working attitude
  • Safety focused with an understanding of chain of responsibility
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication.

What you'll get in return

  • Training & continuous learning opportunities available
  • A brilliant Import Sea Freight Operations career opportunity within the freight forwarding space where you will work in a mentoring and supportive environment with a collaborative operational team.
  • Your salary will be highly competitive, and you will be able to own the role at hand.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your resume, or call Thomas Hunter now at

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Please Note:

People Group Recruitment is only accepting applications from candidates CURRENTLY RESIDING IN AUSTRALIA who have the relevant LOCAL skills and experience required for this role.

We DO NOT recruit for roles that offer sponsorship, internships, graduate programs, or entry-level positions.

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