Freight Forwarder

Overview

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and European transport professionals with a passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Freight Forwarder (air, sea and road) in Bromsgrove, West Midlands.

Responsibilities

• Managing the pricing, quoting, booking and file monitoring of freight across import and export across air, sea and road freight.
• Manage air, sea and ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentation.
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with knowledge of the client b4s business requirements.
• Inform customers about freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Handling customs entries (EUR1s / ATR1s) and arranging billings for VAT/Duties.
• Documentation of operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmations).
• Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA in line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.

The Ideal Candidate

• 2+ years’ experience in freight forwarding, transport planning.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance (not essential).
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
• Commutable to Bromsgrove, Birmingham on a hybrid basis.

What7s On Offer

• £35,000-£42,000
• 32 days annual leave
• 10% – 15% company bonus / profit share
• Comprehensive company benefits account
• World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress

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