Export Team Leader

Lori Walsh Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and transportation specialist in the UK seeks an experienced freight forwarder for a management pathway opportunity. The role involves overseeing a team and managing international shipments, with a focus on customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have export experience and excellent communication skills, offering a salary of £40,000 negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within freight forwarders dealing with export operations required.
• Ability to promote a culture of excellence and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of 5 people within the export department.
• Management of international ocean and air freight shipments.
• Facilitate clients' international transportation needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong customer focus awareness

Good organisation and administration skills

Professional telephone manner

Tools

Hyperion

Acquisition

Asset

ABAP

Basic

Activex

Job description

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for an experienced freight forwarder to gain a pathway into management within a successful organisation that continues to grow. Our client is currently looking for someone with good ocean freight export experience to oversee a team of 5 people within the export department. The candidate will be able to demonstrate they have the capability to manage colleagues effectively within their team by leading by example.

The company is an international logistics and transportation specialist.

If you an ambitious experienced freight forwarder with a strong character seeking a fresh challenge with a highly successful company than this is an excellent opportunity for you. The role will offer the right candidate the chance to take real responsibility within the office and provides an excellent opportunity for growth and advancement within management.

Duties will include :

• Overseeing a team of 5 people within the export department as well as managing your own customers.
• Dealing with International Ocean and Air freight shipments
• Facilitating clients international transportation needs worldwide.
• Be Involved in all aspects of the international shipping process.
• Dealing with shipping lines and haulers
• Arranging paperwork for customs clearance
• Liaising with customers throughout the process to ensure accurate efficient and timely final delivery to end users.

This is a highly customer focused role which will involve high levels of interaction with both customers and internal and external colleagues throughout the process so you must be able to promote a culture of excellence and customer satisfaction throughout the team.

Salary 40k negotiable depending on experience

Requirements

To be considered for this role you will have gained previous experience within a freight forwarders dealing with export operations. Equally important are your excellent communication skills and strong customer focus awareness along with good organisation and administration skills.

Successful candidates will also need to be highly professional and require an excellent telephone manner with the ability to deal and react with customers in the most professional way.

Required Skills :

To be considered for this role you will have gained previous experience within a freight forwarders dealing with export operations. Equally important are your excellent communication skills and strong customer focus awareness along with good organisation and administration skills. Successful candidates will also need to be highly professional and require an excellent telephone manner with the ability to deal and react with customers in the most professional way.

Employment Type :

Full Time

Experience :

years

Vacancy :

1

Key Skills

• Hyperion
• Acquisition
• Asset
• ABAP
• Basic
• Activex

Monthly Salary Salary : 40000 - 40000