Road Freight Forwarder

White Recruitment Construction; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Central Birmingham is seeking an experienced Road Freight Forwarder to manage day-to-day operations. The role involves liaising with clients and suppliers, ensuring all paperwork is completed, and maximizing business potential. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Freight Forwarding and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Holiday of 21 days + 8 banks

Company Pension

Hybrid Working

Performance bonus

New Customer bonus

Qualifications

• Freight Forwarding experience is essential.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Ability to work with and support a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day Freight operations, start-to-finish.
• Raising Job files and all appropriate operations paperwork.
• Extensive supplier and client liaison and negotiation.

Skills

Freight Forwarding

Customer Service

Communication

Organizational Skills

Job description

Road Freight Forwarder

Location: Central Birmingham, UK

Salary: Up to £30,000 (DOE)

Working Hours: Monday – Friday

Are you an experience Freight Forwarder, looking for a new opportunity to grow and develop with an established and highly regarded Logistics Company? Then this role could be for you!

My client is looking for an experienced Freight Operations Coordinator to join their team based in Birmingham. The right candidate will have experience dealing with Road Freight operations, and supporting both Air and Sea divisions. Previous experience with pricing and negotiation with airlines, shipping lines and hauliers will also be desirable.

Package Benefits:

• Holiday of 21 day + 8 banks – Increasing 1 day with each year of service
• Company Pension
• Hybrid Working
• Performance bonus
• New Customer bonus

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day Freight operations, start-to-finish.
• Raising Job files and all of the appropriate operations paperwork.
• Extensive supplier and client liaison and negotiation.
• Managing the jobs from quotation stage to final invoicing in line with the client expectations and communicating effectively any service issues.
• Proactively contacting the existing clients to maximise business potential.

Requirements:

• Freight Forwarding experience is essential.
• Customs experience desirable.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Ability to work with and support a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.

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