Freight Forwarding Team Leader

TLP; Ipswich; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 50.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free Parking

Pension

Bonus

Zusammenfassung

TLP in Ipswich is seeking an experienced Freight Forwarding Team Leader to head a small team and oversee import/export operations. The role is hands-on with leadership responsibilities, a salary of £40,000-£50,000 plus bonus, and benefits including free parking and a pension.

Flexible hours include 8.30-5pm or 9am-5.30pm, with the chance to influence processes as the company grows. You will manage a two-person team, handle quotations and customer accounts, guide customs procedures and liaise

Qualifikationen

• Strong freight forwarding experience.
• Good knowledge of customs and import/export procedures.
• Experience with quoting and customer management.
• Previous team-leading or supervisory experience.
• Experience using Multifreight, Destin8 and Claris CNS.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive, commercially minded approach.

Aufgaben

• Lead and support a team of two.
• Manage import and export freight forwarding operations.
• Prepare quotations and manage customer accounts.
• Handle customs procedures and documentation.
• Liaise with customers, hauliers, shipping lines, agents and other partners.
• Keep shipments moving and resolve the 'Where is my shipment?' moments.
• Help improve processes as the company grows.
• Keep the team organised and commercially focused.

Kenntnisse

Freight forwarding

Team leadership

Customs procedures

Quoting

Customer management

Communication

Organisation

Tools

Multifreight

Destin8

Claris CNS

Jobbeschreibung

Freight Forwarding Team Leader - Ipswich

£40,000-£50,000 + Bonus

Free Parking

Pension

Hours Flex - 8.30-5pm or 9am-5.30pm

A growing logistics company is looking for an experienced Freight Forwarding Team Leader to join its expanding team and lead a small team of two and growing….

The successful candidate will be a freight forwarding whizz who knows their Destin8 from their Multifreight and doesn\'t break into a cold sweat when customs get involved!

This is a hands-on leadership role, covering team management, customer service, quotations, customs and day-to-day freight forwarding operations.

The Role

The Freight Forwarding Team Leader will:

• Lead and support a team of two.
• Manage import and export freight forwarding operations.
• Prepare quotations and manage customer accounts.
• Handle customs procedures and documentation.
• Liaise with customers, hauliers, shipping lines, agents and other partners.
• Keep shipments moving and resolve the inevitable “Where is my shipment?” moments.
• Help improve processes as the company continues to grow.
• Keep the team organised, commercially focused and, ideally, well caffeinated.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong freight forwarding experience.
• Good knowledge of customs and import/export procedures.
• Experience with quoting and customer management.
• Previous team-leading or supervisory experience.
• Experience using Multifreight, Destin8 and Claris CNS.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive, commercially minded approach.
• The ability to get things done without needing their hand held