Air Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Hinckley; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment seeks an Air Freight Forwarder in Hinckley, Leicestershire, to manage end-to-end air freight bookings and pricing. You will work under the Freight Branch Manager, handling carrier nominations, documentation, and customs paperwork to move goods efficiently across borders.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in freight forwarding, strong customer service, and knowledge of INCOTerms. This hybrid role offers solid progression opportunities and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in freight forwarding (air/sea/road).
• Experience pricing, quotations and planning deliveries for air & road freight.
• Desirable: experience with customs compliance.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
• Commutable to Hinckley, Leicestershire on hybrid basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight import and export bookings, including pricing and quotations.
• Handle transport documentation (airway bills, loading confirmations).
• Nominate carriers and airlines to meet rates and OTIF requirements.
• Raise customs documents (ISF, COO, clearance) as needed.
• Perform customer rate analysis and monitor allocations for efficiency.
• Build strong relationships to ensure high-quality customer service.

Skills

Air freight

Freight forwarding

Pricing & quotes

Customer service

Incoterms

ISF/COO docs

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 Forwarder in Hinckley, Leicestershire!

Client Details

My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across various areas of 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, AOG, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As an Air Freight Forwarder 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 Hinckley, Leicestershire office.

• 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 Forwarder 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
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Hinckley, Leicestershire on a hybrid basis.

What's On Offer?

• £33,000-£40,000
• 33 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding