Export Operation Coordinator
Job description
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Bradley David Associates is recruiting on behalf of a leading shipping and freight forwarding company specialising in direct services to Scandinavia and mainland Europe.
Responsibilities:
- Manage export operations and administration for export groupage and part-load shipments from the UK and Ireland
- Plan and coordinate Irish export groupage and part-load movements transiting through the UK to Scandinavia
- Liaise with transport planners, warehouse teams, and shipping lines to ensure efficient shipment movement
- Work closely with colleagues across Scandinavia to coordinate export activities
- Handle all aspects of groupage and part-load export operations, including participation in an on-call rota
- Complete export customs clearances using Descartes and Destin8 systems
Skills Required:
- Previous experience within logistics, freight forwarding, or groupage planning (3 years preferred)
- Confident, approachable, and professional communication skills
- Strong organisational abilities with excellent attention to detail
- Customer-focused with a commitment to delivering exceptional service
- Experience with export customs processes and documentation is advantageous
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Feature Descartes and Destin8 prominently in your skills section — the advert names both systems as core tools, so listing them early signals immediate operational readiness.
📊 Quantify your groupage experience: e.g. 'Coordinated 50+ weekly groupage consignments across UK–Scandinavia lanes, reducing transit delays by 15%' to stand out against generic logistics CVs.
🌐 Highlight any Irish export or UK–Ireland transit routing experience explicitly, as the advert specifically calls out Irish export groupage transiting through the UK — a niche requirement.
🎯 Mention export customs documentation in a dedicated 'Key Skills' or 'Core Competencies' section, referencing specific document types (e.g. CMR, Bill of Lading, Export Declarations) to reinforce customs expertise.
🤝 Include a brief note on cross-border team collaboration — the advert stresses working closely with Scandinavian colleagues, so evidence of coordinating across international offices or time zones will resonate.
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- •Processed 35+ weekly export customs clearances via Descartes and Destin8, maintaining a 99% on-time submission rate across UK-to-Scandinavia groupage lanes.
- •Coordinated Irish export groupage transiting through 3 UK consolidation hubs, reducing average transit time by 2 days through proactive shipping line liaison.
- •Managed end-to-end part-load export documentation for 20+ European destinations, ensuring CMR, Bill of Lading, and export declaration compliance across all shipments.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Bradley David Associates' search for an Export Operations Coordinator aligns directly with my background in freight forwarding and export customs clearance. Having worked with groupage and part-load shipments and processed export declarations through Descartes and Destin8, I am confident I can contribute to your client's Scandinavia and mainland Europe operations from day one.
My background in logistics coordination includes managing multi-leg export movements, liaising with shipping lines and warehouse teams, and producing compliant customs documentation for UK and Irish export consignments. I have coordinated shipments across international teams, handling time-sensitive cut-offs and resolving customs queries under pressure across a portfolio of approximately 40 active consignments per week.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through how you complete an export customs clearance using Descartes — what are the key steps you follow?
- ›How do you use Destin8 in your current or previous role, and what types of declarations have you processed through it?
- ›How do you plan and sequence a groupage load from Ireland transiting through the UK to Scandinavia, and what documentation is required at each stage?
- ›What export documentation do you typically produce for a part-load shipment to mainland Europe, and how do you ensure compliance?
- ›How do you liaise with shipping lines to book space and manage cut-off times for groupage consignments?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to coordinate a complex shipment across multiple parties — how did you manage communication and ensure it ran smoothly?
- ›Describe a situation where a shipment faced an unexpected delay or customs issue. What steps did you take to resolve it?
- ›Give an example of when you had to manage competing priorities across several active shipments simultaneously. How did you stay organised?
- ›Tell me about a time you worked closely with colleagues in another country or time zone. How did you overcome any communication challenges?
- ›Describe a situation where a customer was dissatisfied with a shipment outcome. How did you handle it and what was the result?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to coordinate a complex shipment across multiple parties — how did you manage communication and ensure it ran smoothly?
Describe a situation where a shipment faced an unexpected delay or customs issue. What steps did you take to resolve it?