Air & Sea Freight Forwarder
hace 2 meses
Nottingham
We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as a Air & Sea Freight Forwarder to Nottingham (on a hybrid basis)! Client Details My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world including Europe, North America, Africa, the Far East with a regional head office based in Europe. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive. Job Description As an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder you will report in to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Nottingham office: • Manage air, sea & ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations., • Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation), • Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms., • Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc), • Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and secure allocations and operation efficiency, • Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have an expansive background in air and/or ocean freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Air & Sea Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience: • 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding., • Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight., • Desirable experience of customs compliance, • Excellent customer service experience, • Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous, • Commutable to Nottingham (on a hybrid basis). What's On Offer? • £35,000-£40,000, • Company wide profit bonus (circa 10%-20% of basic salary), • 32 days annual leave, • Comprehensive company benefits account., • Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding