Air & Sea Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Company wide profit bonus up to £5k per annum

32 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits account

Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder to join their dynamic team in Birmingham. This role involves managing freight bookings, ensuring compliance with customs regulations, and providing exceptional customer service to a diverse clientele. The company, a leader in the logistics sector, offers a hybrid working model, competitive compensation, and numerous opportunities for career advancement. If you have a passion for logistics and a proven background in freight forwarding, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

2+ years experience in air, sea, or road freight forwarding.
Experience with customs compliance and pricing.

Responsibilities

Manage air, sea & ocean freight import/export bookings.
Raise customs documentation and ensure operational efficiency.

Skills

Freight Forwarding

Customs Compliance

Pricing and Quotation

Customer Service

Knowledge of INCOTerms

Job description

Managing Director | Green & Wolvin | Logistics, Shipping & Supply Chain

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 & Sea Freight Forwarder to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world including Africa, the Far East with a regional head office based in Europe. You will be joining a fast-paced 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 an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder you will report to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas across the Birmingham office:

Manage air, sea & ocean 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 securing 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 air and/or ocean freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Air & Sea Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

2+ 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.
Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
Commutable to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

What's On Offer?