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Sea Freight Forwarder
Job Posted: an hour ago
Salary: £ 34,000 - 38,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
We are actively looking to engage ocean & sea freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as a Sea Freight Forwarder working, on a hybrid based, from Lichfield in the West Midlands.
Client Details
My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Iberia, Central Europe, North & South America, the Fast East & more recently in Africa). You will be joining a fast-paced environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on providing cost-effective and best in class services for worldwide ocean and sea freight! With large scale investment they are actively looking to grow their freight forwarding offerings across the UK by adding additional opportunities within their Lichfield office in the West Midlands.
Job Description
As an Sea Freight Forwarder, you will report in to the Sea & Ocean Freight Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Lichfield office in the West Midlands:
* Manage sea / ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentations.
* Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, Bills of Laden, pre-advices, loading confirmation).
* Nominating carriers, hauliers and shipping lines, in-line with rates, OTIF value and customer requirements in line with a variety of INCOTerms.
* 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
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in sea and ocean freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Sea Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:
* 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either sea or ocean freight forwarding.
* Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across ocean & sea freight.
* Desirable experience of customs compliance.
* Excellent customer service experience.
* Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
* Commutable to Lichfield in the West Midlands on a hybrid basis.
What’s On Offer?
* £34,000-£38,000.
* Hybrid working 2-3 days in the office in Lichfield.
* Company bonus scheme - circa 10%-20% of salary.
* Comprehensive company benefits account.
* Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding.
* Private healthcare schemeBefore You Apply
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