Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG)

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£40,000-£48,000 salary

Bonus package

33 days annual leave

Company benefits account

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking a Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG) for a hybrid role in Leicestershire. You will manage air freight bookings, specialise in AOG shipments and handle import/export operations, pricing and carrier nominations.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in air freight forwarding, with strong customs knowledge and INCOTerms familiarity. The role offers progression and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in air freight forwarding.
• Experience pricing, quotations and planning customer deliveries.
• Experience in AOG and/or aerospace sector preferred.
• Desirable customs compliance knowledge.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms advantageous.
• Commute to Nottinghamshire daily.

Responsibilities

• Manage air freight import and export bookings, including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentation.
• Specialise in AOG, air charter and OOG aerospace shipments from pricing to final mile facilitation.
• Focus on both import and export air freight shipments.
• Prepare documents of operations and transportation (booking, AWB, loading confirmation).
• Nominate carriers, airlines and GSA per rates, OTIF and INCOTerms.
• Raise additional customs documentation to move goods across borders (ISF, COO, clearance docs, dual-use export licensing).
• Customer rate analysis on route guidance, while monitoring allocations and operation efficiency.
• Develop and build relationships to ensure high level of customer service.
• Provide export and import customs clearance services.

Skills

Air freight handling

Pricing & quotations

AOG experience

Customs compliance

Customer service

INCOTerms knowledge

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 an Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG) in Leicestershire on a hybrid basis!

Client Details

My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across various areas of the UK! You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, aerospace, 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 an Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG) 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 new Leicester office.

• Manage air freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
• Specialising in AOG, Air charter and OOG aerospace shipments from pricing to final mile facilitation
• Focused on both import and export air freight shipments.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills (AWB) 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, dual use export licencing, 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
• Providing export and import customs clearance services to our clients.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Freight Forwarder (Aerospace / AOG) will have the following skills and experience:

• 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air freight.
• Experience of AOG and or the aerospace sector would be advantageous.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance
• Excellent customer service experience
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
• Commutable to Nottinghamshire on a daily basis

What's On Offer?

• £40,000-£48,000
• Comprehensive bonus package
• 33 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding