Freight Forwarder

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Freight Forwarder to join their team near Castle Donington, Leicestershire. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in freight forwarding across air, sea, or road, and possess excellent customer service skills. Responsibilities include managing import/export bookings, handling customs documentation, and building strong client relationships. The role offers a salary of £31,000-£37,000 with 32 days of annual leave and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

32 days annual leave

Comprehensive company benefits

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in freight forwarding across air, sea, or road.
• Experience with pricing and customer delivery planning.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage freight import and export bookings.
• Document operations and transportation.
• Nominating carriers and hauliers based on customer requirements.
• Manage customs documentation for shipments.
• Provide customer rate analysis and maintain operation efficiency.
• Build relationships to ensure high customer service levels.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Customer service

Customs compliance

Knowledge of INCOTerms

Job description

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 a Freight Forwarder near Castle Donington in Leicestershire!

Client Details

My client is a market‑leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). 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 a 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 Castle Donington in Leicestershire office:

• Manage freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end‑to‑end shipping and customs documentations.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, BL, pre‑advices, loading confirmation)
• Nominating carriers, hauliers, shipping lines, 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 Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Castle Donington in Leicestershire on a daily basis.

Whats On Offer?

• £31,000-£37,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding