Job title: Freight Forwarding Coordinator
Location: Dover
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.00am – 5.30pm
The role:
Our client is looking for an experienced Freight Forwarding Coordinator to manage their freight operations from start to finish. This role is ideal for someone with strong multi-modal freight forwarding experience, excellent customer relationship skills and the ability to manage multiple shipments while maintaining high levels of accuracy.
Benefits:
* 22 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Company pension
Key responsibilities would be:
* Manage air, sea and road freight shipments.
* Obtain and negotiate transport pricing with carriers and suppliers.
* Lead and mentor a team of 2.
* Produce shipping documentation including AWBs, Bills of Landing, Certificates of Origin and EUR1s.
* Operate internal freight and booking systems.
* Manage shipment costings and reconciliation.
* Resolve any operational or customer queries.
* Produce weekly and monthly operational reports.
* Identify new business opportunities.
* Upsell services to customers.
* Attend senior meetings where required.
Experience and skills required:
* Experience in road freight forwarding is essential, sea and air experience would be advantageous
* Strong knowledge of shipping documentation and customs processes
* Excellent communication and relationship management skills
* Strong numerical ability and attention to detail
* Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced logistics environment
Next steps:
If this sounds like the ideal position for you and you have the experience outlined above, then please apply and you will be contacted by a member of our team if your CV matches our requirements.
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