Air Freight Forwarder

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading shipping company is seeking an Air Freight Forwarder to join their Manchester office on a hybrid basis. The role involves managing air freight bookings, ensuring customs compliance, and providing exceptional customer service. Candidates should have over 2 years of experience in freight forwarding, with a strong emphasis on pricing and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Annual bonus of £2,000-£3,000

32 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in freight forwarding.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms advantageous.
• Experience with customs compliance desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight import and export bookings.
• Customer rate analysis and relationship development.
• Raise customs documentation for freight movement.

Skills

Freight Forwarding

Customer Service

Import and Export

Customs Compliance

Pricing and Quotation

Job description

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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 at Manchester Airport in Wythenshaw! The role is based at Manchester Airport on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week).

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 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 Wythenshawe office in Manchester:

• 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:

• 2+ 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 Wythenshawe, Manchester on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week).

What's On Offer?

• Annual bonus of between £2,000-£3,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding