Job Details

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

Client Details

My client is a SME freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth,-in the freight andamp; shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in-finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail andamp; FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight andamp; road freight solutions, which are both cost effective andamp; time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Freight Forwarder-you will report in to the International Shipping andamp;-Freight Manager-on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Sutton Coldfield,-West Midlands-office:

• Managing the pricing, quoting, booking and file monitoring of freight-across import andamp; export across air, sea andamp; road freight.
• Manage air, sea andamp; ocean-freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements
• Informing customers are-about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Handling customs entries (EUR1's / ATR1's)-and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
• 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.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air, sea or road-freight forwarding. The ideal Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ year's 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 Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham on a hybrid basis

What's-On Offer?

• -35,00042,000
• 32 days annual leave
• 10% - 15% company bonus / profit share
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World-class training andamp; development and large opportunities to progress.-