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Bennett and Game are currently working with a successful wholesale courier business who are actively seeking a Freight Forwarder to join their Slough location in the cargo department.
Freight Forwarding Clerk Job Overview
- Handling of enquires, discussing requirements & working on Air, Road & Sea freight quotes.
- Liaising with Air, Sea and Road carriers regarding routes, schedules, and rates
- Booking cargo space with air, sea, and road carriers/couriers
- Preparing all shipping documentations to meet carriage requirements, legislation and ISO requirements using Boxtop software
- Building freight jobs in Boxtop
- Processing customs declarations using Descartes.
- Screening of Freight material (once trained - provided by the company)
- Daily communication with customers, suppliers, third parties, subcontractors, network offices and crew regarding the details of the movements
- Keeping file administration up to date including processing of sales & suppliers invoicing, credit notes etc.
- Preparing docs and processing Dangerous Goods shipments following IATA DG rules and regulations. (DG training to be provided if required)
- Multi role office and warehouse based
Freight Forwarding Clerk Job Requirements
- Must have experience with preparing, generating and handling of quotations
- Use of Boxtop - This is the current system we use
- CDS Entry experience
- Experience within a cargo department
- High level of attention to detail
- Knowledge of CDS/ CHIEF, CCS UK, airline sheds
- Knowledge of ETSF warehouse and ETSF import clearances desired, however training can be provided.
Freight Forwarding Clerk Salary & Benefits
- Monday to Friday - 09:00-17:30
- Salary is competitive
- Pension
- Opportunity to progress
Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.
