Freight Forwarder - European Road Freight

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Job Title: Freight Forwarder - European Road Freight</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Coventry (CV4)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 per year (negotiable on experience)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Job Type: Full time, Permanent: In-office.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">About the role:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">C4 Logistics moves time-critical and high-value freight across the UK and mainland Europe by road and air, for customers who can't afford a shipment to fail.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">We're hiring an experienced Freight Forwarder to join our expedited operations desk.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a live, fast-moving forwarding role, not a warehousing or transport admin position. You'll be quoting, buying, and running your own shipments end-to-end, working directly with clients and our carrier partner network across Europe. If you thrive on same-day quotes, dedicated loads, tight timings, and problem-solving in real time, you'll fit here.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">What you'll do:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Handle inbound customer enquiries by phone and email for dedicated, part load, full load, and expedited shipments across the UK and Europe</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Source capacity and negotiate rates with our European carrier partner network</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Quote, book, and manage shipments end-to-end, including documentation, customs coordination, and status updates</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Resolve in-transit issues and exceptions as they happen, keeping clients informed</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Manage PODs and post-shipment paperwork, and work alongside our in-house customs team on clearance requirements</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Keep the TMS accurate and up to date throughout the shipment lifecycleWhat we're looking for:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">1+ years in a European road freight forwarding role. You will have quoted, booked, and managed European road shipments before.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working knowledge of UK and EU customs processes, Incoterms, and standard forwarding documentation</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Confidence negotiating rates with carriers and communicating clearly with clients under pressure</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Comfortable working at pace on multiple live shipmentsShift pattern:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Because expedited freight doesn't run 9-5, this role operates a two-week rotating pattern:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Week 1: Mon-Fri, 07:00-16:00</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Week 2: Mon-Fri, 10:00-19:00No weekends, no on-call.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">What we offer:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">£32,000-£37,000 basic (negotiable on experience)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">30 days' holiday</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Company pension</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Cycle-to-work scheme</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Casual dress</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Free on-site parking at our Coventry HQ</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">An established team, in-house customs specialists to lean on, and varied expedited work across a busy European deskCandidates with experience of: Freight Forwarder, European Freight Forwarder, Road Freight Forwarder, European Road Freight Forwarder, Freight Forwarding Coordinator, Freight Forwarding Executive, Freight Operations Executive, Freight Operations Coordinator, Transport Freight Coordinator, Road Freight Coordinator, European Transport Coordinator, European Road Freight Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, may also be considered for this role</p>