Job Details

Freightserve-recruitment-are-looking-to-recruit-an-Airfreight-Export-and-CrossTrade- executive-for-a-well-established-Freight-Forwarder-based-in-the-Colnbrook,-Berkshire- area.

This-is-a-hands-on-role-for-someone-with-solid-freight-forwarding-experience-who- is-comfortable-managing-shipments-from-quotation-and-booking-through-to-final-deliveryThe-successful-candidate-will-have-particular-experience-in-airfreight-exports-and- international-cross-trade- movements-and-be-confident-dealing-directly-with- customers,-overseas-agents,-airlines-and-suppliers.

Key-responsibilities:-

• Managing-air-export-shipments-from-start-to-finish
• Handling-international-cross-trade-shipments
• Preparing-quotations-and-negotiating-rates-with-airlines,-agents-and- suppliers
• Making-airline-and-agent-bookings
• Preparing-and-checking-AWBs-and-export-documentation
• Liaising-with-customers,-overseas-agents,-airlines-and-hauliers
• Monitoring-shipments-and-providing-proactive-updates
• Coordinating-collections,-export-clearance-and-final-delivery
• Resolving-operational-issues-quickly-and-professionally
• Maintaining-accurate-shipment-and-customer-records

Required-experience:-

• Previous-freight-forwarding-experience-is-essential
• Strong-experience-within-air-exports
• Experience-handling-cross-trade-shipments
• Good-working-knowledge-of-international-freight-documentation-and- procedures
• Commercial-awareness-when-buying-and-selling-freight-services
• Confident-customer-and-supplier-communication-skills
• Able-to-manage-a-busy-workload-independently
• Strong-attention-to-detail-and-organisational-skills
• A-proactive,-problem-solving-approach

Benefits:-

• Holiday-24-x-days-plus-Birthday-+-national-holidays.
• Opportunity-to-take-ownership-of-air-export-and-cross-trade-movements- within-an-established-freight-forwarding-business

Working-hours-are-Monday-Friday-8am-4.30pm-(Can-be-slightly-flexible).

As-an-agency-we-are-fast-becoming-the-number-one-Freight-specialist-in-the-UK.-We- have-a-fast-growing-reputation-with-most-Freight-related-companies.-Freightserve-has- been-established-since-1992-working-within-the-Freight-Forwarding-and-Shipping- industry.