Senior Trailer Freight Operator

Freight Personnel; St Albans; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

22 days holiday

Job summary

Freight Personnel is seeking a Senior Freight Operations Coordinator for our client’s office in St Albans, working Monday to Friday 08:00–17:30 with one Saturday morning every four weeks 08:30–11:00. You will coordinate freight movements across Europe and the UK, and communicate complex instructions to customers and suppliers.

The role requires road freight or international logistics experience, strong communication, negotiation, and attention to detail, plus a professional, energetic approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in road freight, international transport or logistics.
• Excellent communication skills (Written & Verbal).
• Professional, positive and helpful attitude.
• Commercial acumen with negotiation skills to increase turnover and profit.
• Presentable, energetic and enthusiastic.
• Strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Organising the movement of freight across Europe and the UK.
• Communicating complex instructions in writing and verbally to Customers and Suppliers.
• Negotiating to achieve cost-effective solutions.
• Providing high standards of Customer service.
• Processing Customer orders using the in-house operating system.
• Compiling customs documentation for shipments to/from Europe.
• Building strong relationships with clients through verbal engagement.
• Coordinating with other departments to follow internal procedures.

Skills

Road freight

Communication

Commercial acumen

Organisational skills

Presentation/attitude

Job description

Our client is a well-established European trailer operator and Freight forwarder, a market leader in the provision of European logistics services to a large number of very substantial manufacturers, importers and exporters both in the UK and in Europe.

We are now looking for a Senior Freight Operations Coordinator to work at our client's office in St Albans working Monday to Friday 0800hrs - 1730hrs, 1 Saturday morning every 4 weeks 0830hrs - 1100hrs.

Your role will involve

• Organising the movement of freight across Europe and the UK.
• Communicating accurately in written and verbal form complex instructions to both Customers and Suppliers.
• Negotiating with both Customers and Suppliers to achieve most cost-effective solution.
• Providing the highest standards of Customer service.
• Processing Customer orders through use of the bespoke in-house" operating system with an emphasis on attention to detail.
• Compiling customs documentation to facilitate shipment of our client's freight into and from Europe.
• Building very strong relationships with our clients, principally through verbal engagement.
• Communicating with colleagues in different departments to ensure internal procedures are followed correctly.

In order to apply for this role,

• Experience in road freight, international transport or logistics
• Excellent communication skills (Written & Verbal)
• A professional, positive and helpful attitude.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to negotiate directly with clients and suppliers and identify and exploit opportunities to increase both turnover and more importantly profit.
• Presentable, energetic and enthusiastic.
• Strong organisational skills

Salary and Benefits

• Salary £36,000 to £45,000
• Pension
• 22 Days holiday to start