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