Export Freight Forwarder
Location: Oldbury
Salary: Up to £35,000
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00
Benefits: 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, private healthcare, and an attractive monthly bonus scheme.
We are recruiting for an experienced Export Freight Forwarder to join a busy freight forwarding team based in Oldbury. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in export operations who enjoys managing bookings, liaising with suppliers and customers, and working in a fast-paced logistics environment.
The successful candidate will have previous freight forwarding experience, ideally covering sea and air freight exports, and will be confident handling FCL, LCL and air freight shipments from booking through to completion.
Key Responsibilities
1. Receive, process and manage multiple incoming export bookings from a range of customers within agreed timeframes.
2. Handle worldwide sea and air freight exports, including FCL, LCL and air freight shipments.
3. Liaise with shipping lines, consolidators, air freight agents, suppliers and customers.
4. Input new bookings accurately into the company booking platform, Box Top.
5. Send booking confirmations to suppliers and clients.
6. Manage job tracking and provid...