Job Description
We are actively looking to engage ocean & air freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and shipping for a new role as a Senior Ocean & Air Freight Forwarder in Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).\n\nClient Details\n\nMy client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world including the Americas, Africa, the Far East with a regional head office based in Europe. You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.\n\nJob Description\n\nAs an Senior Ocean & Air Freight Forwarder you will report in to the International Freight Operations Manager on a daily basis.
You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Birmingham office:\n\n * Manage air, sea & ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.\n\n * Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation)\n\n * Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.\n\n * Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc)\n\n * Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and secure allocations and operation efficiency\n\n * Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements\n\nThe Ideal Candidate\n\nThe successful candidate will have an expansive background in ocean and air freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Senior Ocean & Air Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:\n\n * 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding.\n\n * Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight.\n\n * Desirable experience of customs compliance\n\n * Excellent customer service experience\n\n * Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous\n\n * Commutable to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).\n\nWhat's On Offer?\n\n * £38,000-£40,000 basic salary\n\n * Company wide profit bonus up £5k per annum\n\n * 32 days annual leave\n\n * Comprehensive company benefits account.\n\n * Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding