Shipping Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Transport & Logistics

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Shipping Skills List in Transport & Logistics

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Shipping role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Shipping job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 76% of Shipping job descriptions contained shipping as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

shipping
76%
logistics
44%
export
32%
freight
29%
import
24%
freight forwarding
16%
import export
16%
transport
12%
customs
8%
french
8%
supply chain
8%
invoicing
8%
international shipping
8%
communication skills
8%
microsoft office
8%
shipping coordinator
4%
sea freight
4%
ocean freight
4%
customer service
4%
containerised movements
4%
bills of lading
4%
pc
4%
material handling
4%
manual handling
4%
log shipping
4%
vessels
4%
trailer freight
4%
computer literate
4%
customer services
4%
demand planning
4%
forecasting
4%
warehouse
4%
communicator
4%
conscientious
4%
couriers
4%
dispatch
4%
documentation
4%
tanker operations
4%
vessel management
4%
vessel operations
4%
commodity
4%
excel
4%
highly detailed
4%
organisational skills
4%
crm
4%
negotiating
4%
distribution
4%
multi modal
4%
road freight
4%
shipping clerk
4%
luxury goods
4%
booking
4%
overseeing
4%
reporting
4%
bookings
4%
logistics management
4%
order processing
4%
stock control
4%
stock management
4%
trading
4%
art handling
4%
artwork
4%
customs documentation
4%
high value
4%
hmrc
4%
admin
4%
art
4%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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