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General Manager - Road freight

Heathrow Personnel
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Erith, Kent DA8 1QL, England

Salary

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking an experienced General Manager or Operations Manager for a well-established road freight company.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of several years in a senior role within freight and logistics, with strong project management and customs experience.
  • The role involves developing new business, managing key accounts, and maintaining relationships with UK and Irish customers.
  • The position offers a salary of £60,000 to £70,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Working hours are Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

We are recruiting for a well established road freight company who are seeking an experienced General Manager / Operations Manager level person who has a wealth of road freight experience.

Previous experience in senior level within freight / and logistics is essential, knowledge of managing projects also required and customs experience also is a must.

  • Be proactive in developing new and existing business and commercially away.
  • Strong knowledge of UK / Irish road freight - imports and exports
  • Create and deveop relationships with UK / Irish customers
  • Handling key accounts
  • Contacting importers/exporters to establish their clearance/delivery requirements.
  • Providing customers with quotations and following up on enquiries
  • Making sure all requirements and deadlines for each shipment are met
  • Invoicing on a daily basis

Hours are Monday - Friday 9.00am - 17.30pm

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.