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Overview
The role is about monitoring international forwarding operations, resolving transport problems, checking commercial documentation and supporting procedures for imports and exports.
In job descriptions, look for carrier assessment, cargo compliance, import and export transport coordination, written reports, transport-service contact and flexible communication across partners.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work follows live international forwarding operations: carrier performance, customs-compliant cargo checks, commercial documentation and transport-service communication. The coordinator has to keep shipments understandable when plans, reports or partners change.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes assessing carriers, coordinating import and export transport, analysing written reports and keeping relationships with different transport providers. Computer use, flexible service and intercultural communication are practical parts of the role.
Salary context
Pay is best compared through shipment complexity, number of carriers, customs responsibility, reporting duties and how much authority the role has to solve transport disruptions.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior forwarding coordination, carrier management, customs operations, supply-chain project support or supervision of international transport administration.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the transport modes, carrier contacts, customs checks, reporting tools and decision rights during delays. A clear advert separates forwarding coordination from general data entry or warehouse dispatch.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Other support activities for transportation
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include forwarding manager, customs and excise officer and import export specialist.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Freight Forwarders
43-5011.01
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The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
52.26Other support activities for transportation
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Clearing and forwarding agents (3331)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/56fa783a-cca4-42ef-8862-1fb6e43f215c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3331.3 |
| ISCO group | 3331 |
| Concept type | Occupation |