Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator

Royal Dutch LV Logistics; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global logistics company as an Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator in Leeds. This full-time role involves managing airfreight operations, ensuring compliance and customer satisfaction while enjoying a competitive salary and extensive benefits. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic team players with a strong understanding of logistics.

Benefits

Performance bonuses

25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + birthday off

Bike2Work Scheme

Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Healthcare Plan

Wellbeing Package including gym memberships

Occupational Sick pay

Qualifications

• Good understanding of import and export operations.
• Proven experience in airfreight tasks.
• Ability to fit in a busy and productive forwarding team.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily airfreight tasks, including quotations and shipping documents.
• Negotiate transportation rates and ensure trade compliance.
• Maintain customer relationships and provide accurate updates.

Skills

Communication

Customer Focus

Negotiation

Job description

LV Logistics have an exciting opportunity for an Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator to join the team! You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return will receive a competitive salary.

About Us

We are a privately owned, global logistics company with a strong reputation for delivering reliable and efficient services to our customers. As a growing organisation, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities Of Our Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator

• Handling of daily airfreight tasks, both import and export, including raising of quotations, issuance of shipping documents, facilitate customs clearances, invoicing clients and passing of purchase invoices.
• Negotiating rates for transportation to maximise both service and profitability.
• Ensuring trade compliance with other countries' regulations and fiscal regimes. Maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, political situations and other factors that could affect the movement of freight.
• Having a strong customer focus with the ability to effectively communicate and approach all situations with a calm and sympathetic manner. Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and both internal and external customers. Provide customers with regular and accurate updates and deal with any customer queries/complaints that may arise.
• Investigation and planning of the most appropriate route for shipments, considering the nature of the goods, costs, transit times and security.
• Ability to work in a demanding office environment and balance conflicting priorities to keep up with progressive deadlines.
  
  

What we are looking for in our Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator:

• Positive, enthusiastic, dedicated and able to fit into a busy and productive forwarding team.
• Have a good understanding of import and export operations with proven experience.
• A confident communicator with the ability to influence.
• Have a good general understanding of customs requirements.
  
  

Why Join Us?

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package: We offer an attractive salary and benefits package, including:

• Performance bonuses
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + your birthday off if it falls on a working day!
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Healthcare Plan
• Wellbeing Package including discounted gym memberships, mental health support, GP anytime service.
• Occupational Sick pay
  
  

Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Airfreight Operations Co-Ordinator,thenplease click ‘apply' today – we'd love to hear from you!

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