Air Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Nottingham is seeking an experienced Air Freight Forwarder to manage import and export operations. Responsibilities include booking management, customs documentation, and customer service. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of freight forwarding experience, with skills in pricing and compliance. The role offers a competitive salary of £33,000-£42,000, along with 33 days of annual leave and robust opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in freight forwarding, preferably in air, sea, or road freight.
• Experience in pricing, quotations, and planning customer deliveries.
• Excellent customer service experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight import and export bookings including pricing and customs documentation.
• Nominating carriers and airlines in accordance with customer requirements.
• Develop relationships to ensure high customer service levels.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

Customer service skills

Compliance knowledge

Knowledge of INCOTerms

Job description

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 Nottingham office.

• Manage air freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentation.
• 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+ years 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 Nottinghamshire on a daily basis.

What's On Offer?

• £33,000-£42,000
• 33 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding