A major UK & International freight forwarding company are looking to add to their Export road Freight team by employing an Export road freight Planner to book in collections/deliveries with respective collection/delivery points. Provide customers with market-leading customer service experience, by phone and/or e-mail, ensuring to meet customers requirements. Complete export freight admin processing work, for instance checking if consignments are invoiced.
ROLE: Export road FreightLOCATION: EssexBASIC SALARY: £30k to £35kBENEFITS: 25 days holiday, life assurance, pensionHOURS: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, 100% office based.
ROLE: Sourcing, negotiating and sub-contracting haulage to approved suppliers.
* Quoting customers and/or internal departments for transport arrangements, maximising cost effectiveness.
* Liaising with other offices in the UK and abroad, to resolve any discrepancies and/or carry out specific requirements.
* Communicating with planners ensure issues are resolved promptly.
* Ensuring legislative compliance in all areas.
* Ensuring that the company operates within all agreed operational procedures, and within statutory requirements including the provision and maintenance of a safe working environment.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:Essential Export or import road freight experience, ideally Europe, but not essential, must be able to hit the ground running.
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