Air & Sea Freight Forwarder

Birmingham Source: WhatJobs

£30,000–£50,000

Managing Director | Green & Wolvin | Logistics, Shipping & Supply Chain

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 an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world including Africa, the Far East with a regional head office based in Europe. You will be joining a fast-paced 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 to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas across the Birmingham office:

Manage air, sea & ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentation.
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 securing 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+ years 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.
Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
Commutable to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

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