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Head of Shipping /Shipping Manager – Co. Wicklow - €60,+ Hybrid working
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Posted 14 January Salary €60, per annum +: Hybrid working LocationCounty Wicklow Job type Discipline Agricultural & Farm Services, Senior, High Level & International ReferenceRS -
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Head of Shipping /Shipping Manager
Head of Shipping /Shipping Manager – Co. Wicklow - €60,+ Hybrid working
The Job:
A growing international manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Head of Shipping / Shipping Manager to take full, end to end ownership of all global shipping activity. This is a senior management role with clear decision making authority and accountability for outcomes, cost control, compliance and operational continuity.
Key responsibilities:
- End to end shipping ownership
- Release to order & decision authority
- Cost control & risk management
- Data accuracy & financial protection
- Process, SOPs & controls
- Team leadership & capability building
- Cross functional Leadership
The Company:
Our client is an established and expanding international manufacturer operating within a regulated environment. The business places strong emphasis on control, accuracy, and proactive risk management, with shipping playing a critical role in protecting margins, customer commitments and compliance obligations.
The Candidate:
- Senior level experience in shipping or freight management with full end to end accountability
- Strong working knowledge of international freight (sea, air and road) across global trade lanes
- Proven experience managing freight forwarders and third party logistics providers
- Solid understanding of customs, compliance, regulated goods and Products of Animal Origin (POAO)
- Demonstrated cost control capability, including demurrage, detention and landed cost management
- Confident operating with decision authority rather than dependency on escalation
- Strong ERP/Sage experience with a high standard of data accuracy
- Calm, decisive, and commercially focused with a preventative, control led mindset
The Package:
- Salary €60,+ DOE
- Full-time, permanent position
- Hybrid working available (2 days per week from home following probation)
- 25 days annual leave
- Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution (post-probation)
- Private health insurance (post-probation)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- On site parking
- Immediate start available