Air Freight Co-ordinator

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Hemington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 10%-15%

33 days annual leave

Benefits package

Career progression

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking an Air Freight Co-ordinator in Castle Donington to join a dynamic logistics team handling import/export bookings, pricing and customs documentation. You will report to the Freight Branch Manager and support carriers, airlines and GSA partners to meet customer requirements.

The role requires 3+ years in freight forwarding (air/sea/road), familiarity with INCOTerms, and the ability to travel to Castle Donington as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in freight forwarding across air, sea or road freight.
• Experience pricing, quotations and planning customer deliveries for air/road freight.
• Desirable experience with customs compliance.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms advantageous.
• Commutable to Castle Donington, Leicestershire.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight import and export bookings, pricing, quotations and end-to-end shipping with customs docs.
• Handle operations documents and transportation (booking, airway bills, loading confirmation).
• Nominate carriers and airlines with GSA per rates, OTIF and customer needs per INCOTerms.
• Prepare additional customs documentation to move freight country to country (ISF, COO, clearance).
• Analyse customer rates on routes and ensure allocations and operations efficiency.
• Develop relationships to deliver high-quality customer service aligned with client needs.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

Pricing & quotations

Customs compliance

INCOTerms knowledge

Job description

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as an Air Freight Co-ordinator in Castle Donington, Leicestershire

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 customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, AOG, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As an Air Freight Co-ordinator 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 Castle Donington office in Leicestershire.

• Manage air freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation)
• Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.
• Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc)
• Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and secure allocations and operation efficiency
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Air Freight Co-ordinator will have the following skills and experience:

• 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Castle Donington, Leicestershire

What's On Offer?

• Annual bonus of circa 10%-15%
• 33 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding