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We are actively looking to engage shipping, freight and road transport professionals with as passion for freight forwarding for a new role as a European Road Freight Operator in Derbyshire!
Client Details
My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based freight forwarding customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.
Description
As a European Road Freight Operator you will report in to the Freight Supervisor, in Derbyshire, on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility:
- Preparing road freight pricing & customer quotations - Informing about the freight prices, port charges, cost of special documents, insurance prices as well as prices for handling the goods
- Organising transport through third party transit means - such as full loads, part loads, courier and dedicated transport.
- Providing valid insurance for the vehicles - trucks and trailers
- Providing appropriate transportation means with adequate load capacity
- Handling customs entries and arranging billings for VAT/Duties
- Ensuring, booking and conducting customs clearance.
Profile
The successful candidate will have an expansive background in the freight forwarding industry with a bias towards either road freight. The ideal European Road Freight Operator will have the following skills and experience:
- 2+ year's experience in freight forwarding in either road or air freight
- Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across road, air & sea freight.
- Desirable experience of customs compliance
- Excellent customer service experience
- Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous
- Commutable to Derby and Derbyshire
Job Offer
- £26,000-£32,000 - Basic Salary
- Structured commission and bonus model
- 25+8 days annual leave
- Access to a growing career ladder
- World-class training & development within one of the UK's fastest growing markets
