Air Freight Specialist

U&U Recruitment Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Alexandria location

Collaborative team environment

Exposure to international operations

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners in Alexandria, Sydney is seeking an experienced Air Freight Specialist to join a leading globallogisticsorganisation. The role covers end-to-end air freight operations, imports and exports across multiple Australian regions in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Freight Forwarding Assistant Manager, you will coordinate with airlines and GHA, handle documentation and invoicing, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while delivering exceptional service

Qualifications

• Previous experience in air freight forwarding with imports and exports.
• Mandatory experience using CargoWise and Newins systems.
• Strong understanding of international freight forwarding operations and Customs processes.
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Dangerous Goods handling experience or IATA qualifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end air freight import and export operations across NSW, QLD, NT, WA and SA, with support for VIC as required.
• Coordinate cargo movements with airlines and Ground Handling Agents (GHA).
• Monitor shipments and proactively resolve delays, discrepancies and missing cargo issues.
• Process job registrations, Customs reporting and shipment documentation.
• Prepare invoices and manage supplier costs within required timeframes.
• Liaise with customers, overseas agents, customs brokers, airlines and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare accurate quotations for import and export shipments.
• Ensure all freight movements comply with company and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver exceptional customer service and maintain regular communication with clients.
• Support operational teams across the broader freight forwarding division as required.

Skills

Air freight

Import/export

Stakeholder mgmt

Customer service

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Tools

CargoWise

Newins

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Air Freight Specialist to join a leading globallogisticsorganisation based in Alexandria. This is an excellent opportunity for a freightforwardingprofessional with strong air import and export experience who can hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Freight Forwarding Assistant Manager, you willbe responsible formanaging end-to-end air freight operations across multiple Australian regions, ensuring shipments are processed efficiently, compliantly and delivered to customers on time.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end air freight import and export operations across NSW, QLD, NT,WAand SA, with support for VIC asrequired;
• Coordinate cargo movements with airlines and Ground Handling Agents (GHA);
• Monitor shipments and proactively resolve delays,discrepanciesand missing cargo issues;
• Process job registrations, Customs reporting and shipment documentation;
• Prepare invoices and manage supplier costs within requiredtimeframes;
• Liaise with customers, overseas agents, customs brokers,airlinesand internal stakeholders;
• Prepareaccuratequotations for import and export shipments;
• Ensure all freight movementscomply withcompany and regulatory requirements;
• Deliver exceptional customer service andmaintainregular communication with clients; and
• Support operational teams across the broader freightforwardingdivision asrequired.

About the role

We are currently seeking an experienced Air Freight Specialist to join a leading globallogisticsorganisation based in Alexandria. This is an excellent opportunity for a freightforwardingprofessional with strong air import and export experience who can hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Freight Forwarding Assistant Manager, you willbe responsible formanaging end-to-end air freight operations across multiple Australian regions, ensuring shipments are processed efficiently, compliantly and delivered to customers on time.

Requirements

• Previousexperience in air freightforwarding, with strong exposure to both imports and exports;
• Mandatory experience usingCargoWiseandNewinssystems;
• Strong understanding of international freight forwarding operations and Customs processes;
• The ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities;
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach;
• Experience across sea freight operations will be highly regarded; and
• Dangerous Goods handling experience or IATA qualifications will beadvantageous.

What We Offer

• Immediate start available;
• Alexandria location with public transport access;
• Collaborative and supportive team environment; and
• Exposure to complex international freight operations within a global business.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

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