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OPERATIONS CLERK IMPORT EXPORT ROAD FREIGHT

Heathrow Personnel
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Hounslow, Greater London TW6 2DN, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is with a medium-sized forwarder in a busy operations department, focusing on managing bookings for road, sea, and air imports and exports.
  • Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in freight forwarding or logistics operations.
  • Responsibilities include liaising with UK and overseas agents, managing customs documentation, and providing quotations to customers.
  • The role offers a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Work hours are Monday to Friday from 08:00 AM to 04:30 PM or 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM, with weekend shifts on a rota basis, compensated at an overtime rate.

Working for a medium sized forwarder within a busy operations department.

  • Dealing with UK/overseas agents to manage bookings for road/sea/air - Imports & Exports
  • Contacting importers/exporters to establish their clearance/delivery requirements.
  • Liaising with all parties to ensure customs documentation is completed both foreign and domestic.
  • Providing customers with quotations and following up on enquiries.
  • Manage and negotiating freight rates, transportation and handling costs.
  • Making sure all requirements and deadlines for each shipment are met
  • Taking ownership for escalations from the clients, EU gateways and our European partners ensuring that issues are concluded and communicated accordingly.
  • Invoicing on a daily basis
  • Maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations and other factors that could affect the movement of freight.

Working Monday to Friday 08.00AM - 16.30PM / 9.00am - 17.30pm

Weekends on a rota / paid at overtime

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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.