Air Freight Forwarder; Nights

We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for air freight forwarding for a new role as a Air Freight Forwarder (Nights) on a night shift in Manchester (hybrid). The role is scheduled across Sunday to Thursday (22:00-06:00).

My client is a market-leader in the freight & shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in the UK, US, Iberia, Germany and the Far-East). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, AOG, automotive retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

As a Air Freight Forwarder (Nights) you will report in to the Air Freight Operations Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Manchester (hybrid) office:

• Manage air & road freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations - additionally informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods.
• Responsible for MAWB and HAWB documentation.
• Nominating carriers, hauliers, shipping lines, airlines and GSA in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.
• Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
• Raise additional customs documentation to ensure the freight can move from country to country (ISF,COO, clearance documentation etc)
• Customer rate analysis on route guidance, whilst monitoring and secure allocations and operation efficiency
• Develop and build relationships to ensure a high level of customer service is provided to clients with a knowledge of the clients business requirements
• You will operate across Sunday to Thursday (22:00-06:00) on a night shift pattern.

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in the air freight forwarding industry. The ideal Air Freight Forwarder (Nights) will have the following skills and experience:

• 3+ year's experience in freight forwarding in air freight
• Experience of pricing, quoting and operation air freight shipments
• Knowledge of airway bills is highly desirable (AWB / MAWB / HAWB)
• Excellent customer service experience
• Commutable to Manchester (hybrid).
• The ability to operate across Sunday to Thursday (22:00-06:00)

• £40,000 - £43,000
• Company bonus scheme - up to 15% of basic salary
• 32 days annual leave
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• World-class training & development and large opportunities to progress