Freight Forwarding Assistant

Freight Forwarding Assistant | Freight Forwarder | Road Freight

Location:

Immingham, UK

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 DOE

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

Monday-Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm | 42.5 hours per week

We are recruiting for an experienced or developing Freight Forwarding Assistant / Freight Forwarder to join a growing road freight and logistics operation based in Immingham.

The successful candidate will support the end-to-end coordination of international road freight and import/export shipments, including customs, shipping line bookings, haulier coordination, rate negotiation and customer service.

This role would suit someone with experience within freight forwarding, road freight, logistics coordination or import/export operations who is looking for a long-term opportunity within an established team.

• * Conversant in Import and Export Customs formalities both in the UK and abroad inclusive of customs entries for both import and export. Experience using Destin8 would be an advantage.
• * Be responsible for import and export bookings (primarily imports)
• * Have a good understanding for the various shipping lines serving the Iberian, Italian, Benelux and Chinese markets.
• * Have a practical understanding of road freight operations within the EU.
• * Be an effective negotiator for the various parts of the logistics chain, especially towards rate negotiations with shipping lines and hauliers.
• * Be able to work on your own or within a group / team environment.
• * Be proactive in problem solving with an ability to think outside the box.
• * Be able to communicate to all levels.
• * Have a good understanding of excel and micro-soft word.
• * Be able to develop best in class operational and service levels towards our customers.

• * Salary:
  Circa £25,000 - £30,000
• * Monday-Friday working pattern
• * 08:00am - 4:30pm working hours | 42.5hrs pw
• * 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• * Company pension scheme | Salary sacrifice available
• * Death in service
• * Strong support network and experienced management team
• * Long-term career development opportunities