Our client is a well-established freight forwarder with a base in North Yorkshire, offering worldwide freight forwarding services by air, road, and sea, as well as warehouse and distribution from this site. With a well-established team of 15, our client is planning to continue to invest and expand the business either organically or through further acquisitions.
We are now looking to recruit a European Operations Freight Forwarding Clerk to join the successful team at their freight office near York.
Your role as European Freight Operations Co-ordinator will involve:
1. Extensive client liaison, building relationships and maximizing the potential of the European Road freight client's business.
2. Extensive supplier liaison to develop reliable and cost-effective European services.
3. Calculating freight quotations for export and import freight shipments.
4. Completing operational administration including job cards and sending booking confirmation to the suppliers.
5. Raising all of the appropriate operational documentation including customs clearance formalities.
6. Managing the European road freight consignments in transit through to successful completion and delivery.
7. Invoicing out and completing the job files.
In order to apply for the role, you will have:
1. Experience in forwarding in European Road Freight/Transport.
2. Confident and clear communication skills.
3. Proven success of building customer and supplier relationships.
4. Strong negotiating skills.
5. Numerate with experience of calculating freight quotations.
6. Good IT (Microsoft) skills.
Package & Benefits
1. Salary: £28,000 to £31,000
2. Pension
3. Plus 22 days holiday to start
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