About Our Client
My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based freight forwarding customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.
Job Description
As a European Road Freight Operator you will report in to the Freight Supervisor, in Nottingham, on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility:
* Preparing road freight pricing & customer quotations - Informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods
* Organising transport through third party transit means - such as full loads, part loads, courier and dedicated transport.
* Providing valid insurance for the vehicles - trucks and trailers
* Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity
* Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
* Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in the freight forwarding industry with a bias towards either road freight. The ideal European Road Freight Operator will have the following skills and experience:
* 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either road or air freight
* Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight.
* Desirable experience of customs compliance
* Excellent customer service experience
* Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
* Commutable to Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
What's on Offer
* £24,000-£38,000 - Basic Salary
* Structured commission and bonus model
* 25+8 days annual leave
* Access to a growing career ladder
* World-class training & development within one of the UK's fastest growing markets
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