Head Of UK Freight Forwarding

Overview

Ambitious leadership role to establish and grow a brand-new UK freight forwarding unit within an international logistics group. You will own the UK operation across sea, road, air freight and customs, building a high-performing team and delivering growth and profitability. You’ll work with the backing of an established network while shaping strategy, processes and customer relationships to create a sustainable, autonomous business. This is a blank-sheet opportunity for someone who can think strategically, execute quickly, and drive cross-functional impact. You will be central to scaling UK operations and P&L ownership.

Pay / Benefits

• 60,000 – 80,000 salary (flexible)
• performance-related bonus
• opportunity to build and lead a new UK unit
• significant autonomy and commercial responsibility
• backing of an established international logistics business
• flexible UK location

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the new UK freight forwarding business unit
• Create and implement the UK commercial and growth strategy
• Develop new business across sea, ocean, road, air freight and customs
• Leverage industry knowledge and relationships to grow opportunities
• Identify and secure new UK customers
• Build, recruit, coach and develop a high-performing team
• Manage day-to-day operation and overall P&L for the UK unit
• Forecast, budget, and monitor financial performance
• Maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, agents and international partners
• Collaborate with the wider international operation to maximise global opportunities
• Develop processes and systems to support growth
• Identify new revenue streams and commercial opportunities
• Negotiate agreements and secure profitable business
• Provide regular commercial and operational reporting to senior management
• Build a sustainable and scalable UK operation

Key requirements

• Proven experience in freight forwarding / international logistics
• Experience across multiple freight modes (ideally sea, road, air)
• Strong understanding of customs and international freight processes
• Experience managing and developing a team
• Proven business development and new business generation experience
• Strong commercial awareness with P&L and budgeting experience
• Confident building relationships with customers, suppliers and international partners
• Established network of customers and contacts preferred
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to build from the ground up
• Commercially driven with focus on sustainable, profitable growth
• Autonomous decision-maker with strong leadership and people development skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

• strong communication
• relationship-building
• leadership
• multi-modal freight operations
• customs processes
• P&L management

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