Air Freight Team Manager

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm is seeking an Air Freight Team Manager in Tamworth. The successful candidate will manage a team of 12 air freight forwarders, oversee pricing and quotations, and handle customs compliance. Ideal applicants will have over 4 years of experience in freight forwarding, team leadership, and excellent customer service skills. Competitive salary package of £45,000-£55,000 plus benefits such as 32 days of annual leave and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

£45,000-£55,000 salary

32 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits

Training & development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in air freight forwarding is essential.
• Proven leadership skills in a freight forwarding or shipping environment.
• Experience in pricing and customer delivery planning across multi-modal freight.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 12 specialist air freight forwarders.
• Oversee pricing preparation for air and sea freight.
• Conduct HR procedures like performance management and reviews.
• Handle customs entries and ensure customs clearance.

Skills

Freight forwarding experience

Team leadership

Customer service

Customs compliance knowledge

Knowledge of INCOTerms

Job description

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a Air Freight Team Manager in Tamworth!

Client Details

My client is a market‑leader in the freight & shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Italy, Croatia, France and 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, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As a Air Freight Team Manager 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 Tamworth office:

• Managing a small team of 12 specialist air freight forwarders across the import and export team.
• Overseeing the team responsible for preparing air and sea freight pricing & customer quotations - informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Team management including product development, 1-2-1's, individual reviews and training.
• Conduct HR procedures such as RTW's, absence reviews, performance management.
• Organising transport through third party transit means - such as charter, courier and dedicated transport.
• Managing the team responsible for MAWB and HAWB documentation.
• Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity and regulations around ADR and dangerous goods regulations.
• Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
• Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in either air or sea freight forwarding industry with a bias towards air freight. The ideal Air Freight Team Manager will have the following skills and experience:

• 4+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air freight
• Experience leading or managing teams within a freight forwarding or shipping environment.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across multi-modal freight
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to wider Tamworth area.

Whats On Offer?

• £45,000-£55,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress