Air & Sea Freight Forwarder

We are actively looking to engage air, sea and road freight professionals with a passion for freight forwarding and aviation shipping for a new role as an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world including Africa, the Far East with a regional head office based in Europe. 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 searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

Job Description

As an Air & Sea Freight Forwarder you will report to the Freight Branch Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas across the Birmingham office:

• Manage air, sea & ocean freight import and export bookings including pricing, quotations, end-to-end shipping and customs documentation.
• Documents of Operations and transportation (booking, airway bills and loading confirmation).
• Nominating carriers, airlines and GSA 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 securing 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 air and/or ocean freight forwarding across both import and export. The ideal Air & Sea Freight Forwarder will have the following skills and experience:

• 2+ years experience in freight forwarding in either air, sea or road freight forwarding.
• Experience of pricing, quotation and planning customer deliveries across air & road freight.
• Desirable experience of customs compliance.
• Knowledge of INCOTerms is advantageous.
• Commutable to Birmingham (on a hybrid basis).

What's On Offer?

• Company wide profit bonus up to £5k per annum.
• 32 days annual leave.
• Comprehensive company benefits account.
• Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding.

Associate

Full-time

Distribution and Supply Chain

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, Freight and Package Transportation, and Wholesale Import and Export.