Road Freight Controller

Boardroom Appointments; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Road Controller to coordinate shipments for clients from purchase order to INCO terms, ensuring deadlines and procedures are met. The role emphasizes maintaining service levels, accurate invoicing, and compliance with customs regulations.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in road forwarding with import/export experience, and matric. You will support team development and operate within company SOPs to optimise margins and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Matric is a minimum education requirement.
• Freight Forwarding or related qualification would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Successfully co-ordinate all shipments for the clients from issue of Purchase Order as per INCO terms.
• Ensure client deadlines and procedures are adhered to.
• Assist to maintain good service levels and good revenue margins as per the contract rates and any write offs / errors are kept to a minimum.
• Provide a positive learning environment in order to strengthen the team you are working with.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental and company procedure manual.
• Ensure all shipments are dispatched within the proposed time frame.
• Keep client fully informed of the progress of the shipment.
• Ensure all Customs regulations are met including the prompt return of documents.
• Ensure the respective Offices at destination is kept fully informed of the position of cargo received.
• Ensure that all transactions are carried out in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure for the contract.
• Ensure all information entered into the system is correct.
• Liaise with suppliers and expeditors to ensure timeous uplift of orders.
• Ensure clients are invoiced in line with what has been agreed and the costing is accurate.
• Ensure that clients are invoiced according to the credit terms set out for their respective Account
• Ensure that clients are serviced in such a manner that more business in other areas (modes of transport) and other routes are considered by clients.
• Handle multi modal/exports/import shipments according to client requirements
• Ensure all destination county requirements are met
• Any other delegated tasks deemed as reasonable as assigned by the Reporting Manager

Education

Matric

Freight Forwarding or relevant qualification

Job description

Successfully co-ordinate all client shipments from start to end (North and South bound).

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Matric
• Freight Forwarding or any relevant qualification would be an advantage
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience as a Road Controller in a freight forwarding environment with import & export experience.

Job Function:

• Successfully co-ordinate all shipments for the clients from issue of Purchase Order as per INCO terms.
• Ensure client deadlines and procedures are adhered to.
• Assist to maintain good service levels and good revenue margins as per the contract rates and any write offs / errors are kept to a minimum.
• Provide a positive learning environment in order to strengthen the team you are working with.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental and company procedure manual.
• Ensure all shipments are dispatched within the proposed time frame.
• Keep client fully informed of the progress of the shipment.
• Ensure all Customs regulations are met including the prompt return of documents.
• Ensure the respective Offices at destination is kept fully informed of the position of cargo received.
• Ensure that all transactions are carried out in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure for the contract.
• Ensure all information entered into the system is correct.
• Liaise with suppliers and expeditors to ensure timeous uplift of orders.
• Ensure clients are invoiced in line with what has been agreed and the costing is accurate.
• Ensure that clients are invoiced according to the credit terms set out for their respective Account
• Ensure that clients are serviced in such a manner that more business in other areas (modes of transport) and other routes are considered by clients.
• Handle multi modal/exports/import shipments according to client requirements
• Ensure all destination county requirements are met
• Any other delegated tasks deemed as reasonable as assigned by the Reporting Manager