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We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Air & Sea Freight Supervisorin Cannock, West Midlands.
Client Details
My client is a SME freight forwarding business, with huge ambitions for growth,in the freight & shipping industry. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting infinding 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 a Air & Sea Freight Supervisoryou will report in to the Freight OperationsManageron a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Cannock, West Midlandsoffice:
- Managing a small team of 8specialist freight forwarders across air import, air export, sea freight and cross-trade.
- Overseeing the team responsible for preparing road, air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
- Organising transport through third party transit means - such asair freight, sea freight and dedicated transport.
- Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around IMDG, IATA.
- Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
- Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air or roadfreight forwarding industry. The ideal Air & Sea Freight Supervisor will have the following skills and experience:
- 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either seaor air freight.
- Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment.
- Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight.
- Desirable experience of customs compliance
- Excellent customer service experience
- Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
- Commutable to Cannock on a hybrid basis
What'sOn Offer?
- 40,000 - 45,000
- 32 days annual leave
- 10% - 15% company bonus / profit share
- Comprehensive company benefits account.
- World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress.
