We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Air Freight Team Manager in Tamworth!
Client Details
My client is a market-leader in the freight & shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Italy, Croatia, France and the UK). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.
Job Description
As a Air Freight Team Manager you will report in to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Tamworth office:
* Managing a small team of 12 specialist air freight forwarders across the import and export team.
* Overseeing the team responsible for preparing air and sea 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.
* Team management including product development, 1-2-1's, individual reviews and training.
* Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management.
* Organising transport through third party transit means - such as charter, courier and dedicated transport.
* Managing the team responsible for MAWB and HAWB documentation.
* Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around ADR and dangerous goods regulations.
* Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
* Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air or sea freight forwarding industry with a bias towards air freight. The ideal Air Freight Team Manager will have the following skills and experience:
* 4+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air freight
* Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment.
* Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across multi-modal freight
* Desirable experience of customs compliance
* Excellent customer service experience
* Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
* Commutable to wider Tamworth area.
Whats On Offer?
* £40,000-£50,000
* 32 days annual leave
* Comprehensive company benefits account.
* World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress