Senior Eu Roadfreight Coordinator

Red Recruit; St Albans; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Recruit is recruiting a European Road Freight Forwarder for our client in St Albans. You will organise freight movements across Europe and the UK, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and negotiate cost-effective solutions.

The role offers a fast-paced environment with opportunities to increase turnover and profitability, with handling customs documentation and building long-standing client relationships.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness with negotiation confidence.

Responsibilities

• Organise freight movements across Europe and the UK.
• Communicate with customers and suppliers; negotiate rates.
• Prepare customs documentation for moves to/from Europe.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Negotiation

Customer service

Job description

European Road Freight Forwarder
Salary: £40,000+
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire

Our client, an established trailer operator and freight forwarder based in St Albans, is looking to recruit a European Road Freight Forwarder to join their experienced team.

Providing logistics solutions to manufacturers, importers and exporters across the UK and Europe, this successful business offers a fast-paced and varied working environment where your contribution will be valued and appreciated.

What you’ll do:

As European Road Freight Forwarder, you will organise freight movements across Europe and the UK, communicating with customers and suppliers, negotiating cost-effective solutions and ensuring a high standard of customer service throughout.

Duties include:

• Organising the movement of freight across Europe and the UK.
• Communicating accurate written and verbal instructions to customers and suppliers.
• Negotiating rates with customers and suppliers to achieve cost-effective solutions.
• Identifying opportunities to increase turnover and profitability.
• Processing customer orders accurately through the company’s in-house operating system.
• Compiling customs documentation for freight moving to and from Europe.
• Building strong customer relationships through regular tele contact.
• Providing professional, helpful and responsive customer service.

What you need:

We’re keen to speak to freight and logistics professionals with excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organisational abilities and close attention to detail.

You will have commercial awareness and the confidence to negotiate directly with customers and suppliers, identify opportunities

Keywords / alternative titles:

Road Freight Forwarder, Roadfreight Operator, European Freight Clerk, Land Freight Forwarder, Import Operator, Export Road Freight Operator.