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Road Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment
Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5QH, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking a Road Freight Forwarder in Cannock, West Midlands, for a growing SME freight forwarding business.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in road freight forwarding and involves managing pricing, quoting, and booking for import and export freight to and from the EU and Turkey.
  • The successful candidate will also handle customs entries and ensure compliance with transportation regulations.
  • The position offers a salary range of £28,000 to £33,000, along with 32 days of annual leave and a company bonus of 10% to 15%.
  • Candidates should have excellent customer service skills and knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and European road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Road Freight Forwarder in 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 Road Freight Forwarderyou will report in to the Road& European Freight Manageron a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Cannock, West Midlandsoffice:

  • Managing the pricing, quoting, booking and file monitoring of freightacross import & export road freight to and from EU and Turkey.
  • Responsible for preparing road 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 road transport through third party transit means throughout Europe and Turkey.
  • Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around WTD and VOSA regulations.
  • Handling customs entries (EUR1's / ATR1's)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 Road Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

  • 2+ year's experience in road freight forwarding, transport planning
  • Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road freight in the UK and EU.
  • Desirable experience of customs compliance (not essential)
  • Excellent customer service experience
  • Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
  • Commutable to Cannock on a hybrid basis

What'sOn Offer?

  • 28,000-33,000
  • 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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